add insult to injury
Example Sentences
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To add insult to injury: The company announced the layoffs were due to “low performance.”
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
Whatever happens in the Super Bowl, either Maye or Darnold is guaranteed to hoist the Lombardi Trophy—and add insult to injury for Gang Green.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
To add insult to injury, she describes John Eastman, another coup plotter, as flashing a "leering grin" while Giuliani manhandled her.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2023
To add insult to injury, she then turned out to be better at counterspy operations than the FBI was.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
