insult

Example Sentences

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Kelley Liu learned she had it when her 55-year-old mother delivered the ultimate insult: “You have more wrinkles on your neck than I do.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Vance has publicly criticised the extremists, at one point using a scatological insult against Fuentes during an interview with website Unherd.

From BBC • 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

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

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan