Sentence examples for an affront from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

an scandal

an accomplishment

an offence

an infringement

an violation

"an affront" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
You can use it when something done or said by someone is considered to be an insult or offense. For example, "When he spoke rudely to his boss, it was considered an affront to their relationship."

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It was an affront to time.

The New Yorker

Companycommand was an affront to protocol.

The New Yorker

HOWARD DEAN calls it an affront.

The Economist

That is "an affront" to America.

The New York Times

But it wasn't an affront.

The New York Times

This, I consider an affront".

The New York Times

To resist is an affront.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

Such an affront to secularism!

The New York Times

It's an affront to democracy.

The New York Times

What an affront to the city's founders!

The New York Times - Arts

It's an affront to our common humanity".

Independent

More suggestions(8)

an encroachment

an indignity

an outrage

an contempt

an achievement

an attack

an offense

an insult

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