insulting

Example Sentences

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Some viewed him positively but others described him as volatile and insulting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He stumbled into his fate by saying demeaning, insulting things that could have been phrased diplomatically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick called it "outrageous", "insulting" and "disrespectful".

From BBC • May 28, 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

In 1916 Satie concocted a baldly insulting parody of themes from Gounod’s opera Mireille, and several of his cabaret songs make fun of Massenet’s supposed sentimentality.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall