affront

Example Sentences

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What Cannon claimed as a personal affront, though, was merely Smith following the law.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Former UK prime minister David Cameron joined the government in calling for Lai's release, saying the activist's imprisonment was "an affront to freedom of speech".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

In that 2011 note, he called Tesla “America’s Fourth Automaker,” an affront to the Big Three in Detroit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called it a "real affront" to the victims' families.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The two are said to have been turned into lions because of some affront offered either to Zeus or to Aphrodite.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton