insults

Example Sentences

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Domingo nails it as the cutting teacher who has choice words about the robber’s style choices while his students offer their own insults.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The PM believes these insults are part of an effort to apply pressure and get him to change his mind.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In later years, though, he became a sad self-parody, agreeing to play a Simon Cowell-ish figure on a reality show called “Art Fight” in which he spent all of his energy thinking up comic insults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"There are many of us on both sides trying to calm down all those hotheads from both camps who enjoy spreading irresponsible claims, lots of 'fake news' and plenty of insults," Daouda said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

His bets against subprime mortgage bonds were to him more than just bets; he intended them almost as insults.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis