Examples of 'adding insult to injury' in a sentence

Meaning of "adding insult to injury"

adding insult to injury: This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone makes a bad or unpleasant situation even worse by saying or doing something additional to exacerbate it. It emphasizes the idea of compounding a negative experience with further negativity

How to use "adding insult to injury" in a sentence

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adding insult to injury
Talk about adding insult to injury.
Adding insult to injury.
I fear you are adding insult to injury.
Adding insult to injury is the alarming number of medical errors made.
That is literally adding insult to injury.
Adding insult to injury is the fact that sugar is addictive in any form.
Without her adding insult to injury.
To treat this matter lightly would be tantamount to adding insult to injury.
You are adding insult to injury.
This is the very embodiment of adding insult to injury.
It was adding insult to injury.
I believe that falls under adding insult to injury.
But adding insult to injury is the news that your claim has been denied.
But at least you will not be adding insult to injury.
And adding insult to injury are the uninspiring materials present inside its cabin.

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This is not only injuring people but also adding insult to injury.
It would be adding insult to injury.
Talk about rubbing salt into the wound or adding insult to injury.
Are you adding insult to injury by laughing at me?
Celeste accosted the pedestrian Adding insult to injury.
Adding insult to injury is the rise of multi-drug resistances being documented in eastern Europe.
To say I am sorry would just merely be adding insult to injury.
Adding insult to injury the shrimp were also infected with Crangon crangon bacilliform virus ( CcBV ).
One day something happened which I regarded as adding insult to injury.
That 's adding insult to injury.
But an arrest, it seems like adding insult to injury.
Again, adding insult to injury.
Not to mention the hairdo . without her adding insult to injury.
It 's like adding insult to injury.
It 's easy enough to dislike the woman without her adding insult to injury.
Is adding insult to injury the Liberals ' modus operandi?
That 's what you call adding insult to injury.
It 's adding insult to injury and a little more injury too . ”.
To me, it seemed to be adding insult to injury.
Diverting monies from California 's general fund is adding insult to injury.
Yes. it's adding insult to injury.
And then you sent him a letter afterwards, adding insult to injury.
For the Knicks. Adding insult to injury.
Celeste accosted the pedestrian in a string of uncharacteristic racial slurs . Adding insult to injury.
Could be. Talk about adding insult to injury.
Surrendering to the Ventrue was nearly as bad, adding insult to injury.
It is, so to speak, a matter of… adding insult to injury in this case.
For the Indian community, it was nothing but adding insult to injury.
Now, that's just adding insult to injury.
Jake places his snake, Desdemona, on a knocked-out Slaughter's chest, adding insult to injury.
Ruo-lan . You are adding insult to injury.
Such statements felt defamatory to Harth, adding insult to injury.
And Microsoft is involved… adding insult to injury.
And this match with the Bulgarians… It was adding insult to injury.
If that were true, it 's adding insult to injury.

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An insult to our gods and our people
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Examples of using Injury
Measures prohibiting injury to and abuse of children
Any injury accident resulting in a person killed
To reduce the risk of injury or property damage
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Examples of using Adding
Adding alcohol to energy drinks may be dangerous
Something is not adding up about this case
Adding more bricks to the wall between us
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