affront
Example Sentences
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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
“Ideologically it’s an affront, aesthetically it’s an affront ... on a piano, it’s not just a chord, this is a tone cluster,” said Hamza Walker, of the reimagined statue.
From Los Angeles Times
"Such systematic persecution is not only an affront to the Church of God but also a public challenge to the international community," Zion Church said in a statement.
From BBC
“From the outset, this suit was an affront to all artists and their creative expression and never should have seen the light of day,” the company said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
