insolence

Example Sentences

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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

Still, the infusion of black leather did what it always does: It reminded us what this particular material can always be counted on to suggest — insolence, light contempt, more than a little bit of attitude.

From Washington Post

The 46-year-old's arrest has split the country, with conservative and pro-government supporters widely describing her remarks as "insolence", while more liberal and pro-opposition voices criticised her arrest as disproportionate and reactionary.

From BBC

An article in Kayhan, a newspaper associated with Iran’s hard-line factions, reported the assault Saturday under the headline: “Salman Rushdie, who committed insolence against the prophet of Islam, trapped in divine revenge after 34 years.”

From Washington Post

“But I get the impression that there are limits. It shouldn’t go too far. By too far, I mean, there shouldn’t be insolence or irreverence.”

From New York Times