insulting

Example Sentences

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"It is frightening. It is insensitive. And for many families, it feels downright insulting."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The men traded a series of incendiary, insulting songs, but the one that endures is Lamar’s “Not Like Us”—spooky, walloping, chart-topping, Grammy-winning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

He can’t manage to get through it without several outbursts insulting the judge, but the trial is the first time in “I Swear” when we see John and his advocates achieve a breakthrough in understanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Spassky was angered when he learned that he was not being considered for the match with Fischer, and he used insulting language when referring to Titomirov.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady