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insult

[in-suhlt, in-suhlt] / ɪnˈsʌlt, ˈɪn sʌlt /




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As Jordan, Rock delivers an insult comedy act about everything wrong with the town, including studio executives who insist he shoot Vancouver for Detroit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The party's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord, who had tried to have the debate cancelled because it related to non-devolved matters, described it as an insult and a waste of time.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

And just like that first-season turnaround in a pub dart game, where Ted shows up Rebecca’s vituperative ex, Rupert, good old Coach Lasso leaps in to caramelize Alice’s insult into golden, heartwarming sunshine.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

To add insult to injury: Jane didn’t even bother telling Steven.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

This last insult had taken the wind completely out of his sails.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Sorkin must have adored that earlier film’s opening scene where Rooney Mara insults a clueless Jesse Eisenberg because he’s written three-dozen takes on it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

For the rest of the convention, he was subjected to Trump’s regular insults about how he dresses poorly and looks bad.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

He insults a reporter, and the clip runs all day.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

Gaulier snorted, a rare sign of approval from the exacting clown instructor, who was known for his blunt critiques and caustic insults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

When she insults you, it’s so subtle, you think maybe you’re imagining it.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Ding and other senior officials felt insulted, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Police say the brothers insulted a woman during an altercation over loud noise.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

How can the man who styled himself as the political whisperer of Washington, with real influence over American politicians, be sidelined quite so comprehensively and insulted so publicly by his key US ally?

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Ama’s eyes harden as if I just insulted her.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Most importantly, being in a less reactive state would give me a better shot at attaining my actual goal—getting medical coverage—instead of simply insulting a customer service person.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Pike had accused Colleen of insulting her and trying to steal her boyfriend.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The cycle has closed with almost insulting neatness: a new intervention, a new moral vocabulary, a new consumer workaround — and Cartman, once again, looking for a way to change without changing very much.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

In India, emphasizing someone’s status as a widow in a negative way is considered insulting since widows have traditionally been ostracized and seen as carrying bad luck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

When I was a cop: always came whenever he was either defending cops or insulting teenagers.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds




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