How to Use add insult to injury in a Sentence
add insult to injury
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And to add insult to injury, our neighbor to the south made the 15-city tour schedule not once, but twice.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2023
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The poor boy’s already been stabbed so why add insult to injury.
—Matt Thompson, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
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And to add insult to injury, Jake is sleeping with the big boss’ main girlfriend.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
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To add insult to injury, the new first job is now an internship.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
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To add insult to injury, some lenders have tacked on fees for late payments that the customers said were not their fault, the report said.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2020
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And to add insult to injury, her former best friend Shelby (Teresa) has opened a trendy new bake shop across the street.
—Dan Snierson, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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And to add insult to injury, her former best friend Shelby (Kyana Teresa) has opened a trendy new bake shop across the street.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Aug. 2022
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To add insult to injury, Sarlak says he's still taunted about it.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 1 July 2021
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As if to add insult to injury, my aunt developed Covid-19.
—Dawn Alley, STAT, 16 Nov. 2023
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And to add insult to injury, now that the season is over Pollard becomes an unrestricted free agent who is ready to cash in.
—Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2023
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To add insult to injury, they are then captured by a group of sword-wielding Cossack warriors on horseback.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
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For some, this will add insult to injury: The only Top 100 burger in Alabama comes from a vegan chain.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
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Read full article For Southwest, the sanctions add insult to injury.
—David Koenig, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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To add insult to injury, the notice mailed to water customers is disgraceful for its lack of transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
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Typhoon Utor could add insult to injury, with the potential for severe flooding.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2013
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Now, to add insult to injury, tour tickets have become available through ticket resellers at mind-boggling prices.
—Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
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To add insult to injury, Matt gives the final rose to Victoria, highlighting his choice to pick Victoria over Marylynn.
—Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 19 Jan. 2021
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To add insult to injury, the region has been left high and dry with no monsoon activity, which can help offset the blazing temperatures.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2023
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To add insult to injury, the debate violated the rule to provide lawmakers with at least 72 hours to review the bill — a standard that is sacrosanct to the right wing after having been jammed for time by Democrats for years.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
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To add insult to injury, Steam teases a Family Sharing feature.
—Simon Hill, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022
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To add insult to injury, the past three years have led worker expectations of transparency from bosses to skyrocket.
—Byjane Thier, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2023
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Enlarge / Releasing Alan Wake 2 on pre-shredded discs would probably just add insult to injury, right?
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
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To add insult to injury, the Chiefs provided another crushing punt return.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2023
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Her hot water's broken and, to add insult to injury, her landlady is a more successful artist friend seemingly too distracted by two shows of her own to fix it.
—Thomas Page, Cnn, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
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And add insult to injury with Victor Oladipo’s situation.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2022
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To add insult to injury, a growing number of employers have started scaling back their parental-leave offerings.
—Dana Suskind, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2022
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To add insult to injury, Randle exited in the fourth quarter as the Knicks trailed by double digits after landing awkwardly on his tailbone.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
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To add insult to injury, Musharraf's plane was ordered to divert to India after being refused permission to land in Pakistan.
—Maria Usman, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2023
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But within a few years Bennett had to give up the project, because too many of the indicators were improving (to add insult to injury, under a Democratic president!).
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 21 Feb. 2023
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To add insult to injury, many older people lack the money needed to sustain them in retirement, especially as life expectancy has increased.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021
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