insult
Example Sentences
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Hugh Farren, owner of Farren’s Bar, a roughly 200-year-old establishment at the northernmost point of Ireland, sees it more as a practical move than an insult.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Adding insult to injury, the Electronic Privacy Information Center just this week issued an analysis that concluded that the DOJ’s security controls for handling sensitive voter data are “woefully inadequate.”
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Not something nice-ish, not a chocolate-covered diss or an insult teased as affirmation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
The Mexican filmmaker, whose "Frankenstein" is competing this year for the best picture Oscar, in 2022 said animation created by AI is an "insult to life itself."
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
He had made their mother cry: an insult that could not go unanswered!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
