Sentence examples for insult toward from inspiring English sources

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"We see it as one more deliberate insult toward the Muslim world after invading our lands for 10 years," said Tanveer, 24, as his friends nodded.

You still had to trail him in spring training for the occasional outbursts — a profane insult toward Hideki Matsui's agent, for example — but he had little interest in the banter of old.

Postings of hatred and insult toward other religions are a staple of Muslim extremists throughout Europe and the Arab world, and there are also examples in the United States.

She said the recent instances reflected "a pattern of needless and angry over-reaction, an attitude of contempt and insult toward both elected officials and private citizens, and an apparent license among the rank and file of the N.Y.P.D. to act inappropriately and insultingly whenever they choose".

The police said Ms. Morano, a combative politician and one of President Nicolas Sarkozy's closest allies, had subpoenaed Ms. Broueilh's Internet protocol address, obtained her identity and brought suit against her for "public insult toward a member of the ministry," an offense punishable by a fine of up to $18,000.

In ancient Greek comedy, the finger was a gesture of insult toward another person, with the term katapugon also referring to "a male who submits to anal penetration" or katapygaina to a female.

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By John Cassidy September 11, 2015 Donald Trump, pictured here at a news conference in Iowa, finally seems to have run into trouble following his insults toward Carly Fiorina.

While Clark Judge explains on CBSSports.com how they can still be beaten (hint: run the ball), others are wondering if the Jets haven't expended all their energy hurling insults toward the Patriots this week.

During the first game against his former team, a 106-87 Nets victory at Continental Arena on Dec. 5, Kidd had shouted insults toward the Suns' bench, directed at Scott Skiles, who was then coaching Phoenix.

"After the insults toward the English – calling the foreign minister, journalists, ex-ministers and everyday citizens 'pricks', it would be appropriate to take Twitter out of his hands for awhile," wrote David Allegranti in Wired Italy.

Collins told me that Trump's comment was "an order of magnitude more serious" than anything he'd previously said, including his "troubling insults toward individuals" and "his poorly thought-out policy plan about banning Muslims from entering this country".

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