Sentence examples for affront from from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "affront from" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a sense of offense or insult received from someone or something, but the construction is awkward.
Example: "She felt an affront from her colleague's harsh criticism."
Alternatives: "offense from" or "insult from".

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Just when it seemed that contemporary artists had wrung the last aesthetic surprise and audience affront from the century-old genre of junk assemblage, along comes Barlow with things unforeseen.

In fact, he considers the film a personal affront from Kormákur himself.

This perceived affront from the RFU provoked some criticism from the press outside of London, as well as from the team manager Scott, who felt that with the team's official apology after the England match, the controversy should have put to rest.

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Or perhaps readers have gotten used to such sensory affronts from their reading material.

But housekeepers and hotel security experts say that housekeepers have long had to deal with various sexual affronts from male guests, including explicit comments, groping, guests who expose themselves and even attempted rape.

Outside the karate class, flexibility, if not a Zen-like self-restraint in the face of serious affronts from the Kremlin, have defined Mr. Prokhorov's low-profile role in Russian politics this summer.

In response to this latest affront, critics from across the political spectrum have derided Mashaei's intrusion into religious matters, and hardliners in particular beseeched the president to dump his oft-beleaguered sidekick - to no avail.

I don't take offense from Mr. Duncan's remarks because it is difficult to be offended when the affront originates from a place of well-meaning ignorance.

After declining to stand during the anthem before a game on Friday night, Kaepernick explained that he was motivated by issues of police brutality and racial injustice in the United States — eliciting vitriol from fans who believed his gesture was an affront and praise from those who admired his decision to take a public stand at a time when few prominent athletes are willing to do so.

The Italian reaction to this visceral affront can go from stoic forbearance to a furrowing of the brow, right to hyenic derision or a theatrical churning of the stomach.

Mr. Pickering's nomination is an affront to black people from coast to coast.

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