be insulted
Example Sentences
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“I didn’t think that I would be insulted in the National Assembly today,” Bilongo told reporters.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
"I don't think she'd be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother," a visibly delighted Biden told reporters later.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022
“I don’t think she’ll be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022
“I don’t think she’d be insulted, but she reminded me of my mother in terms of the look of her and just the generosity,” he said at the time.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022
“We don’t intend to be insulted by a coarse vendor,” a spokeswoman for the band of large hats said haughtily.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
