insolence

Example Sentences

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"Look around you at these monstrosities of insanity, insolence, incompetence and degeneration," he declared in his opening address.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2025

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

In a league that has absorbed the competitive nastiness of Bill Laimbeer and Ron Artest and John Stockton and Charles Oakley, Green may be the first player sent home for repeated insolence.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Here she’s all foulmouthed verve, her adolescent insolence turbocharged by the liberation of living after the end of the world.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

“The insolence of it all!” declared Mr. Stonecrop.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt