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

Be insolent, break the rules, don’t doubt your instincts and buy your freedom by working on the cheap.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

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

“These are absolutely unfounded, insolent accusations about the head of the Russian state,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Always he would return in his thoughts to this white man who was not insolent or scornful but who was just.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers