Sentence examples for profound affront from inspiring English sources

"It is a profound affront to be metered and measured," he said.

The claim is that mind-reading techniques constitute "a fundamental affront to human dignity" (Ibid).

Every violent crime taints the ideal of an orderly society, but when that crime is committed against the people who are peacefully selected to write the rules, then the affront is that much more profound.

The case has also deepened a profound split among liberals, dividing those who view government regulation of political speech as an affront to the First Amendment from those who believe that unlimited corporate campaign spending is a threat to democracy.

Some (albeit fewer than in the past) wonder whether, ' [research questions] should ever be asked by the living of the dying... To research at all could be... an affront to the dignity of [terminally ill] people and an expression of profound disrespect for the emotional and physical state of such patients' [ 6].

In a statement, Mr. Paterson, who leaves office next week, said, "My decision today may be an affront to some and a joy to others, but my objective is only to seek to ameliorate the profound suffering that occurred as a result of this tragic event".

It's a personal affront.

The affront of it!

Either way, the affront was noticed.

Rejection is taken as a personal affront.

It was an affront to time.