insultingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Oliver Burkeman’s 2021 book, “Four Thousand Weeks”—named for the average human lifespan, which he called “absurdly, terrifyingly, insultingly short”—sought to alarm readers into giving priority to the pursuits most meaningful to them.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Hundreds of people turned up for the trial into the 2023 train collision that left 57 dead, leading to angry complaints from lawyers that the venue was "insultingly" unsuitable, and booing from family relatives.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
This ticked off OpenAI CEO Sam Altman not only because the company isn’t for sale, but because the offer is insultingly low.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2025
"Throughout this entire dispute, Royal Mail management have conducted themselves insultingly and disrespectfully to key workers," Mr Pullinger said.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022
He had felt his carefully constructed exterior crumbling when she spoke to the court so insultingly about his father.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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