insulted

Example Sentences

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Insulted by Cosby’s criticisms, Murphy got his revenge by doing a devastating impression of Cosby in “Eddie Murphy Raw.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Insulted, an Alabama official filed a libel suit against the newspaper.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Insulted, Rouhani declined the invitation to meet privately.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 2, 2019

Insulted by progress, affronted by change, they prefer everything kept just the way it was when they last saw it.

From The Guardian • Aug. 19, 2012

To put it shortly, the Barodian king Insulted Merriwig like anything— King Merriwig, the dignified and wise, Who saw him flying over with surprise, As did his daughter, Princess Hyacinth.

From Once on a Time by Robinson, Charles