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

He said the Iranian forces behind the strike were "ugly, cowardly and disgusting" - an unusually blunt personal insult for a head of state.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

“And now...the worst insult of all. The gods mock me by sending you.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan