How to use affront in a sentence

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• In his book, that counts as an affront, for some reason.From the entry in one's book
• We've already been through a lot, and now with this latest affront, it's getting to be hard to swallow.From the entry hard to swallow
• Sure, his unliving state may be an affront to the natural order, but pobody’s nerfect.2025 April, James Nouch, “Searching for True Freedom and High Fashion in Divinity: Original Sins 2 Part 2”, in PC Gamer, number 407, via…. From the entry pobody's nerfect
• This affront to their immortal good taste leaves them writhing in agony—exposing all manner of vampireyness.2013, Rita Harris, Heather Harwood, Your Guide to Spotting and Outing Bloodsuckers at Work, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry vampireyness
• Mosconi has no favorite: The very question is a mild affront.2007 June 3, Ian Fisher, “Fingers That Keep the Most Treasured Violins Fit”, in New York Times. From the entry multilocked
• Had you no shame, you miserable beast, to let such an affront get past your lips?2003, Nick Nicholas, George Baloglou, An Entertaining Tale of Quadrupeds. From the entry oxling
• His contempt was totally unbridled, as though my goal was a personal affront to him and all humanity.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 131. From the entry unbridled
• We hope that he is, and that our misgivings arise solely from the Minister's characteristically affronting approach to a railway matter.1961 May, “Editorial: Mr. M. presents Dr. B. - for a limited season only”, in Trains Illustrated, page 258. From the entry affronting
• His quixotry might exasperate, but could not affront, them.1930, W. Somerset Maugham, Cakes and Ale, Penguin Books, published 1993, page 20. From the entry quixotry
• “Me?” He pokered up in affront.2004, Lori Foster, When Bruce Met Cyn. From the entry poker up
• Maybe some future society will consider smoking brave—a symbolic affront to Big Brother government—or cowardly—a cop-out to avoid some type of community service.1996, Michael J. Bugeja, “[Influence] The Impact of Social Mores”, in Living Ethics: Developing Values in Mass Communication, Boston…. From the entry more
• Bury did not intend upon this to affront the bishop, but ignorantia juris non excusat; if the law be so, we cannot alter it.1908, “Term. Trin. 6 Will. & Mar. R. B.”, in The English Reports, volume XC: King’s Bench Division (XIX), Edinburgh: William Green & Sons…. From the entry ignorantia juris non excusat
• G N’ R, as they are colloquially known, were an affront to the ears and nostrils of civilised society, a Saturnalia in the flesh and in the speakers.2016 January 13, David Bennun, “Guns N’ Roses’ big-money reunion”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry saturnalia
• The new Burnhamism, with all its frustration at fiscal rules and its earthy northern flavour, is an affront to what many of these MPs imagine election-winning Labour politics to be.2025 September 18, Patrick Maguire, “Andy Burnham personifies Labour’s new divide”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry Burnhamism

Meaning of affront

1. verb To insult intentionally, especially openly.
2. verb To be an affront to; offend.
3. verb To meet defiantly; to confront.

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Questions about affront in a sentence

How do you use affront in a sentence?

Affront is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Such behavior is an affront to society.”

What is a short sentence with affront?

“to affront death”

What does affront mean?

Affront means to insult intentionally, especially openly.