Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent. From LearnThat.org. [Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher, classical scholar.]
She called her insolent, and assurance; and said, Begone, bold woman as thou art!. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded] Reference
"I wonder if you know how insolent is your tone, Belmanoir?" asked Fortescue steadily. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference
She called her insolent, and assurance; and said, Begone, bold woman as thou art! — but come hither. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela] Reference
There was a certain insolent quality in her beauty, as if it flaunted itself somewhat too defiantly in the beholder's eye. From Wordnik.com. [Further Chronicles of Avonlea] Reference
No more, ever, of that strange suspicion -- 'insolent' -- oh, what a word!. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846] Reference
Calling Botha's attitude towards the commission "insolent,". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"Her behaviour is only a kind of insolent prayer!" he said. From Wordnik.com. [There & Back] Reference
Gallas called the player "insolent" although he finally did change seats. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
How you spoil me with goodness, which makes one 'insolent' as I was saying, now and then. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846] Reference
Nevertheless, she liked people to be sure of themselves, and there was something "insolent" about. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chronicle — Volume 02] Reference
In recent days we have even seen the word "insolent" applied to this quietest and most retiring of seers. From Wordnik.com. [Four American Leaders] Reference
He didn't git angry, as I 'oped he would, but he smiled a kind of insolent smile, with a mouth full of white sharp teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Dracula] Reference
They accompanied their notice of the indications manifested on our side with every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12)] Reference
He manages to teach the word "insolent" when a student refuses to read in class, and "insult" when another stirs up discord. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Nevertheless, she liked people to be sure of themselves, and there was something "insolent" about New York which appealed to her. From Wordnik.com. [A Modern Chronicle — Complete] Reference
"insolent" and threatened to hang "as pirates" anyone who obstructed his mission. From Wordnik.com. [AmericanHeritage.com] Reference
He didn’t get angry, as I ‘oped he would, but he smiled a kind of insolent smile, with a mouth full of white, sharp teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Dracula] Reference
He was very insolent just now, and I lacked composure. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The porter of that insolent family denied me admission!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Cowardly in trouble as he had been insolent in prosperity. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"You are a very insolent fellow," said he, in his ringing bass voice. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
He shot an insolent smile at his friends, and walked over to face the teacher. From Wordnik.com. [Karma, Old Dogs, and Fine Men] Reference
Lambernier bore this glance without flinching, returning it in his insolent way. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
My eyes deliberately rove up and down, subjecting him to an insolent examination. From Wordnik.com. [Passing Time] Reference
The intellectual superiority of Camors, refined and insolent as it was, aided to blind. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The guards also repeatedly wrote Geoghan up for minor infractions, like acting "insolent.". From Wordnik.com. [Preying On The Predator] Reference
A most insolent nation, that will shew no regard to the ancients, nor have pity on the infant. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 05: Deuteronomy The Challoner Revision] Reference
Their deportment was insolent and self-sufficient; their eyes were disdainful and all-conquering. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
We are the insolent ones who live there, the brats who can't be sent away and who absolutely refuse to be lovable. From Wordnik.com. [Love And Marriage] Reference
By befriending dissidents, I had become as an insolent child, unworthy of a glance, much less a nod from the Patriarch. From Wordnik.com. [An Emigrant's Hopes For China] Reference
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