Sentence examples for insult on from inspiring English sources

"insult on" is not a correct or commonly used phrase in written English.
The correct phrasing would be "insult to" or "insulting." Here is an example of a correct usage: "Her rude comments were an insult to my intelligence."

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So why does he seem to enjoy using homosexuality as a supposed insult on Twitter? "Look, I try to get myself big fights.

Faced with insult on immigration from one political party and broken promises from the other, Latinos may be tempted to sit on the sidelines in the 2014 midterms.

Included with the price of admission is a personalized, staff-delivered insult on the way in, one on the way out, and at least three during the exhibit.

In one of his most controversial works – it was called "an insult on the public intelligence" by one writer – Brown shows the colours visible in shadows, an innovation usually credited to the French impressionists.

He is just one more thing that's dragging Alicia down, piling insult on top of injury.

He blames the insult on a young intern.

Later in the film a karmically empowered pigeon drops an airborne excretory insult on him.

Insult on injury, the first object she saw upon entering the apartment was my tub.

The 2004 tsunami caused death and misery across a huge area, but for Kalkudah and nearby Passikudah, it heaped insult on injury already caused by civil war.

SUFFERING insult on top of injury, millions of investors are facing hefty tax bills for the second consecutive year on mutual fund holdings that have slumped in value.

This risks seeming an insult on par with complimenting a gentleman's character by calling our attention to the fineness of his tie.

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