insults

Example Sentences

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Jost’s Hegseth stuck to a now well-worn bit: an oversized glass of “scotch” in hand, he “took questions” from the press while mostly ignoring them, pivoting instead to insults and non-answers.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

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

Swooping by at the end of lunch and throwing insults was saying hi?

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence