solent's Usage Examples:

In this he drew a masterly picture, not only of the life and immorality of the friars but also of the insolent Filipino chiefs or caciques, subservient to the powers above, tyrannical to those below, superstitious, unprogressive and grasping.

On the whole, Matthew tends to blacken Judas even more than Mark already did: Judas becomes a greedy, insolent hypocrite 46.

Warburton's manner of dealing with opponents was both insolent and rancorous, but it did him no disservice.

The proposal was dropped, but Charles demanded an immense sum of money before he would leave the city; long discussions followed, and when at last he presented an insolent ultimatum the syndics refused to accept it.

write insolent letters to the war minister on purely professional questions.

Dolokhov slowly straightened his bent knee, looking straight with his clear, insolent eyes in the general's face.

The success of this insolently clever novel, the immediate introduction of its author to the great world, and the daring eccentricities of dress, demeanour, and opinion by which he fixed attention on himself there, have always been among the most favourite morsels of Disraeli's history.

I drew myself up, and looking at him scornfully said, " You insolent scoundrel!The epithet then scornfully applied to him of "Clemency" Canning is now remembered only to his honour.

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I drew myself up, and looking at him scornfully said, You insolent scoundrel !He doffed his Circassian cap to his master and looked at him scornfully.

10) - without "insolent temerity," since such rejection would be contrary to the common agreement of the Church.

, who weakened the Ar royal power in attempting to win support by lavish grants of the crown domains on the already over-influential magnates, a policy from which dates the supremacy of the semi-savage Magyar oligarchs, that insolent and self-seeking class which would obey no superior and trampled ruthlessly on every inferior.