How to use insulting in a sentence

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• He was very insulting. Finally Jack called him out and shut him up.From the entry call out
• She was fed up him laying on the jokes, which she found insulting.From the entry lay on
• His behaviour at the party was a total disgrace! He was leeching on all the ladies, and insulting the men.From the entry disgrace
• The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.From the entry disparaging
• Susan soon discovered her blind date to be mean, vulgar, obstreperous, presuming, and insulting; in a word, a cad.From the entry in a word
• He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.From the entry standing
• They felt the Sussexes’ attitudes were antagonistic and patronising when not being dogmatic and insulting.2020, [Georgia Arianna,] Lady Colin Campbell, Meghan and Harry: The Real Story, Dynasty Press, →ISBN. From the entry Sussexes
• Some days Sevro walks around all normalish—insulting everything that moves, except for Quinn.2014, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, New York, N.Y.: Del Rey Books, →ISBN, page 178. From the entry normalish
• Paul where Warren made another speech, which—of course—from a lawyer's standpoint was wholly irrelevant and insulting.2013, Clarence Darrow, Randall Tietjen, In the Clutches of the Law: Clarence Darrow's Letters, page 153. From the entry one-horse lawyer
• He would ask me insulting things like, "were you raised by wolves?2009, K. B. Whitaker, Fifty-Seven, page 11. From the entry raised by wolves
• "He called me a kaffir and other insulting names," Arthur says with a laugh.1996, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa, page 17. From the entry voetsek
• An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism, instead of merely insulting it, as hitherto.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III. From the entry socialist
• There’s a big divide between Ghouls and regular people—some Ghouls use the mildly insulting nickname “smoothskin” for humans.2024 October 9, Sarah Barrett, “‘Fallout’ 101: Your Guide to Ghouls”, in The Mary Sue. From the entry smoothskin
• Jim's presumptive mansplaining (and ablesplaining) is insulting to Laura from both a disability studies and a feminist standpoint.2018, Patricia A. Dunn, Angela Broderick, “What Does The Glass Menagerie and Its Discussion Questions Teach About Disability? And How to…. From the entry ablesplaining
• Please stop insulting, trashing and schlonging your fellow candidates.2016 March 7, David Marin, The Huffington Post. From the entry schlong
• If that was really insulting, please don't be offended.2008, Letters To the Ghost In My House. From the entry errand-ghost
• "I am searching for words that are not insulting.2005 July 2, Lizette Alvarez, quoting George Galloway, “A Scotsman With the Gifts of Gab and Jab”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry underimpressed
• Canwell and Houston, alternately patronizing and insulting, played good cop-bad cop with Rader; both clearly regarded his explanations as academic double-talk.1997, Pacific Northwest Quarterly. From the entry good cop-bad cop
• They drum through the garden with insulting accusation of theft!1996, Dachine Rainer, edited by James Hogg, Giornale Di Venezia (Salzburg Studies in English Literature: Poetic Drama & Poetic Theory…. From the entry paranoïa
• The proprietor of the store was rude, insulting and accusative.1984 April 14, William F. Orrell, “Bad Business”, in Gay Community News, page 4. From the entry accusative
• It seems humanly reasonable that the three of us can woman-handle a mere man of your elderly and insulting avoirdupois.1915, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House. From the entry avoirdupois
• This ‘Jewsplaining’ is insulting and disgusting.”2022 October 17, Tom Tapp, “ADL President Calls Trump’s “Jewsplaining” Claim About Israel An “An Unveiled Threat” On CNN”, in Deadline. From the entry Greenblatt
• No more insulting Nancy Smith's bushes?2022 February 27, Kashana Cauley, “Beef Mommas House Adventure” (12:21 from the start), in The Great North, season 2, episode 12, spoken…. From the entry momtini
• Those who splain may have the intent of helping the situation, but the actual impact of their actions can feel condescending or insulting.2019, Jennifer Brown, How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Creating Trust, Cooperation, and Community across Differences, Berrett-Koehler…. From the entry splain
• I think it's patronising and insulting."2018 March 9, “BME label insulting, says ex-minister Priti Patel”, in BBC. From the entry BME
• I hope it ain't insulting.' Foxy was in his element: 'A caulkhead is someone who was born on the island, into a well-established family here.'2017, Bobby Cummines, The Parkhurst Years, →ISBN. From the entry caulkhead
• Bruce Nauman uses neon not to advertise a product or service but to make absurd or insulting proclamations, and his fiberglass is heavy and unsleek.1997 September 5, Mark Swartz, “Rebuilding the Material World”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry unsleek
• "Keep a civil tongue in your head," cried the young man, his face paling in anger, at the insulting tone of the sailor.1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 13, in Tarzan of the Apes. From the entry keep a civil tongue in one's head
• Owner John Scadgell faced charges under Section 2 of the Public Order Act, which makes it an offence to exhibit anything which could be considered threatening, abusive or insulting.2007, Richard Littlejohn, Littlejohn′s Britain, page 162. From the entry golly
• For example, the term abuse would require at least one definition for the uncount usage ‘invective, insulting language’, and another for the count usage ‘an item of invective, an insult’.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 118. From the entry count

Meaning of insulting

1. adjective Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
2. noun The act of giving insult.

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Questions about insulting in a sentence

How do you use insulting in a sentence?

Insulting is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “He received an insulting letter.”

What is a short sentence with insulting?

“He received an insulting letter.”

What does insulting mean?

Insulting means containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.