insulting

Example Sentences

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This is insulting to Mr. Warsh, whose public career ought to instill confidence that he can think for himself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Lutnick told Congress the ban was "insulting and disrespectful to America."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Then, last month, Gao faced a secretive trial on suspicion of "insulting revolutionary heroes and martyrs" - a charge that could see him jailed for up to three years.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Whether or not she’s the second coming of him as an artist, she’s more insightful than he ever was insulting watercolors of kittens on TV.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

In 1916 Satie concocted a baldly insulting parody of themes from Gounod’s opera Mireille, and several of his cabaret songs make fun of Massenet’s supposed sentimentality.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall