insolent

Example Sentences

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All would be well for the heroic striver but for the insolent judgments of “editors, curators, connoisseurs, critics, bosses, talent agents, reviewers, etc.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Fans were momentarily disappointed, but nothing could detract from the insolent, messy glory of tracks like Club Classics or Sympathy Is A Knife.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

And El Pachuco, in his high-waisted “drapes” and angled hat, who narrates “Zoot Suit” while occasionally stepping outside the Brechtian Fourth Wall to freeze-fame the action or utter caustic commentary, is its righteously insolent heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

In another case, a child was being treated as insolent and lazy for falling asleep in class; Mendez discovered that the child was diabetic, and dealing with chronic exhaustion.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

“I have no wish to serve with an insolent pig-boy. I am a king’s son. Whose son are you? So you have stood against the Cauldron-Born,” he scoffed.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander