insult

Example Sentences

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Since then, the pair has often traded insults.

From BBC

Makhmudov, meanwhile, kept it respectful and would not be drawn into insults or predictions.

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"This movie that isn't going to be for everyone but, personally, I think that's way more of a compliment than it is an insult," says Fitzpatrick.

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"It is not the same to have your entire self debated, ripped apart, dissected, insulted, trampled on in this chamber and more widely as though it were a mere abstract question," he said.

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Their rude comments hurt, but maybe insults were better than this nuclear-level awkwardness.

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