insulting

Example Sentences

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Speaking to only one part of Canada was insulting and showed the same kind of cluelessness that makes Air Canada consistently one of the poorest scoring North American airlines in J.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 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

I didn’t answer, as a yes would have been insulting, a no contradictory.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood