Sentence examples for affront a from inspiring English sources

They saw the protests as a personal affront, a demand for a handout.

Until now, nearly a quarter century later — a new affront, a new challenge.

This way of thinking regards ageing and death as a personal affront, a narcissistic wound.

In some ways, the "Kaddish" symphony is an affront — a presumptuous, even blasphemous work.

The usual line about kitsch is that it's an affront, a cheapening of the culture, a danger.

"She said she would consider the fund-raiser a personal affront," a person with direct knowledge of the conversation said.

White House advisor David Axelrod went on TV talk shows to describe Israel's move as "an affront, an insult".

Gunduz's protest was both an affront and a question for the authorities: beat him?

That is an affront to a decent civilised society".

It isn't a personal affront but a reflection of their religious beliefs.

Imagine seeing Manet as an affront and an absurdity.