insult
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That would be its own kind of insult, and no one worth admiring wants a roster spot handed to him as a gesture.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
It was an insult to say he had milk in his veins.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Destroys on stage during our weekly “Roast Battle” competition on Tuesdays in the Belly Room where comedians face off in a brutally funny one-on-one insult slug fest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
They now have to think twice before using “clown” as a punchline or an insult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
George was breaking the rules of their insult contest and not letting Owen have his shot, but he was fired up now.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
When facing questions from the committee, the tired-looking Patel did a much poorer job than Bondi of flinging insults at senators.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the southern port city of Ashdod, the artist behind the mural of Abraham and Szor unleashed a torrent of insults at the filmmakers, who are currently abroad.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Underlying those insults was a geopolitical outlook that positioned the US primarily as a hemispheric power entitled to exert political, military, and economic influence over its immediate region – and that most definitely included Canada.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
CNN released a statement praising Holmes for asking “a tough, relevant, and newsworthy question on behalf of the American people” and calling personal insults “beneath the office.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the world of high school insults, it was actually pretty tame, but Miles’s reaction made it terrible.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was claimed that Amen insulted the accused, who replied: "It's Ramadan we don't need to do this."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Musk has offered to fund a private prosecution against the police over its handling of the murder, and insulted the Hampshire Police force.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In her first lawsuit, Carroll accused Trump of defaming her when he insulted her and denied raping her in a department-store dressing room in the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
She glowered at her tower of treats as though it had insulted her.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Several of Modi’s party colleagues have publicly used language deemed insulting to women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
His comments came weeks after posters and videos of female protesters insulting Modi went viral on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
This felt particularly insulting because I really, really love sandwiches—not merely as lunch, but as a form.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Varela said it was insulting that the union would question the authenticity of his video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Why are we quiet? Why aren’t you insulting me? Not that I want you to.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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