insolence

Example Sentences

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Moscow accused Pashinyan of behaviour bordering on insolence, and on Friday summoned Armenia's ambassador to protest against "hostile steps".

From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2023

Miss Manners thoroughly disapproves of this guest, whose transgression may have been made out of ignorance but who followed it with insolence.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021

Inevitably, you find yourself shoveling in oiled-and-vinegared lettuce with the same insolence you felt as a child shoveling down steamed broccoli so you could move on to dessert.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2021

Simón takes this as insolence, and proof that David can’t count.

From New York Times • May 26, 2020

‘Do not bandy words in your insolence with the Mouth of Sauron!’ he cried.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien