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
Her daughter Sandie thinks the health board's new and caveated admissions add "insult to injury".
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
They landed painfully, ten feet away on the cold stone floor, and to add insult to injury, there was a loud popping noise, and both of them sprouted identical long white beards.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
