insulting

Example Sentences

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Research shows that advisers find it more insulting to be double-checked by a chatbot than by a human rival.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“That feels insulting to a lot of people who are paying the taxes they owe every day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The young folk were always insulting him behind his back, the village chief complained.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Someone in the room, she recalled, said, “That was one of the most insulting things I have ever heard.”

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

"Why are you insulting me? I haven't been rude to you! Why do you call me a mouse?"

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl