insult
Example Sentences
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The meeting is expected to be Jerome Powell's last as chairman of the US central bank, a term that has seen President Donald Trump frequently insult and criticize him over the last year.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
“It’s an insult to the city,” said Homick, a 71-year-old retired UPS driver, during his daily stop at Richard’s Coffee Shop and military museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
That some things are tasteless not because they’re uncool, per se, but because they are, as Hayao Miyazaki once said, “an insult to life itself.”
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
They bullied the Lakers in a nationally televised, Christmas Day showcase, and to add injury to insult, Reaves re-aggravated a calf injury that kept him out for six weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
It was a small-minded and ludicrous insult, sure, but his mocking of my intellect, his marginalizing of my young self, carried with it a larger dismissiveness.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing insult
English Words Derived from French, List 1
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