affront

Example Sentences

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In curling, the accusations alone were an affront to the sport’s tradition and dignity.

From Los Angeles Times

To his peers, Newman’s purity was unsettling and his transition from criticism to painting, an affront.

From The Wall Street Journal

The homelessness charity Centrepoint was named as a response to the building by founder Rev Ken Leech, who described the tower as "an affront to the homeless".

From BBC

Caught in the grip of challenging sociopolitical backdrops, his magnetic and brooding men — whether bold authority figures, conflicted everyday guys, notorious outlaws or those in positions of power — represent an affront to the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times

"Their arrest, prosecution and conviction for harassment were an egregious affront on those rights and they are delighted to have finally been exonerated."

From BBC