Sentence examples for with insolence from inspiring English sources

He repaid the indifference with insolence.

He did it with insolence, anguish, and inexhaustible flair.

Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with flattery".

Two seniors were playing with insolence, tossing the ball out of bounds, slacking on defense, laughing at their teammates.

But instead of the regular runway saunter, they slam into each other like hockey players, checking each others' shoulders, smirking with insolence.

At such moments, it is hard not to recall Dr Johnson's definition of the patron: "Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence and is paid with flattery".

2 Thereupon the horsebreeders and charioteers, encouraged by this enthusiasm on his part, proceeded to treat both the praetors and the consuls with great insolence; and Aulus Fabricius, with praetor, finding them unwilling to take part in the contests on reasonable terms, dispensed with their services, and training dogs to draw chariots, introduced them in place of horses.

And for Becky too, who displays such maturity with Luke only to be greeted with his insolence.

"Are you going to let him get away with that insolence?" Father set down his fork with a click, and swung.

In a time of French musical turmoil, said Patrick Amine, "Bashung revived la chanson française with songs that were more explicit – with language, insolence, irony, humour and sexuality that threw the whole musical world of the time on its side".

Treated with outrageous insolence by the company executives, Wigand begins to seethe with the desire to break his promise, cleanse himself of his compromises, and wreak revenge.