Example Sentences

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Some social media accounts have been insulting, turning his famous "I'm just a normal lad" quote against him.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

Adeep says some of the offers from the Post Office have been "insulting".

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

When McNeill accused Scherer of insulting her in front of her client, Scherer shot back, “You have been insulting me the entire trial,” followed by a list of grievances.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

It would have been insulting if he wasn’t invited.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2015

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

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood