add insult to injury
Example Sentences
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To add insult to injury: Jane didn’t even bother telling Steven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Her daughter Sandie thinks the health board's new and caveated admissions add "insult to injury".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
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
