insult

Example Sentences

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He takes the defiance as an insult and the public insult as an embarrassment.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

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

In fact to describe it as "ugly" is an insult to ugly.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But Tycho was used to being given considerable indulgence and saw any reduction in his income as an insult, as well as a threat to his work.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin