insult
Example Sentences
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Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
"Rebuilding Alcatraz into a modern prison is a stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer dollars and an insult to the intelligence of the American people."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
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
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
I’m pretty sure that was an insult, but I took the flyer anyway.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
