insulting

Example Sentences

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Nick Griffin, 66, shared a cartoon on social media in 2021 that was "threatening, abusive or insulting", it is alleged.

From BBC

That, or Vance is publicly insulting his wife in hopes that she gets fed up and leaves him first.

From Salon

With Carroll and these other women, he followed a similar pattern, denying the claims, calling them liars and insulting their physical appearances.

From Washington Post

But try telling that to officials in Pakistan, who in mid-April arrested a Chinese man working on a dam project and imprisoned him on charges of “blasphemy” for insulting God and the prophet Muhammad.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you are in Black skin, and then you live in this country, then you can disagree with me,” Lemon said, now leaning forward and telling Ramaswamy his comments were insulting.

From Washington Post