I am worn out," he says, "with the affronts and vexations of every kind that this work draws down upon us.
Those heap'd affronts that haughty subjects bring, Are burdens for a camel, not a king.
Let Israel's foes suspect his heavenly call, And rashly judge his wit apocryphal; Our laws for such affronts have forfeits made; He takes his life who takes away his trade.
So God was angry at these proceedings, and sent prophets to the king, and to the multitude, by whom he threatened the very same calamities to them which their brethren the Israelites, upon the like affronts offered to God, were now under.
This was a young man who boasted of foul distempers, wild debauches, insults upon holy men, and affronts to religion.
The Marquis Albert had never forgiven the Emperor for the affronts of which he imagined himself to be the victim, and, after vainly offering his sword to the English King and his hand to Princess Mary, he went to France as Maurice's emissary.
But the Reason why Men, who bear Affronts with Patience, Are so generally despised is, because Every body imagines, that their Forbearance does not proceed from a Motive of Religion, but a Principle of Cowardice.
Other affronts exactly of the same complexion were offered to France and to the army.
Affronts and injuries fly over him, and light upon the taller cedars, while the shrubs are safe.
Then he cannot so well endure affronts and injuries as before, he is not so meek and condescending to his equals or interiors.
He was very much nettled at this answer: But said, he must bear his affronts if I would have it so.
If we were permitted to omit the words, “revenge the affronts they had received from other nations,” &c.
The occasional bursts of laughter that reached her were like personal affronts and, finally, she included everybody in her indignation at "Red" McGonnigle.
The last time that lady had extended a supine hand it had been to offer him one of the most serious affronts that can befall a self-respecting landlord; now the hand contained only cordiality, and in that spirit Mr. Cone took it.
I would have you know, that it is in my power to revenge theseaffronts by your death.
Great affronts among private men have often been the occasion of great charity.
But by the arms of meekness and patience he overcame all affronts and injuries, and with an invincible constancy he maintained the rights of justice and truth.
These severities, andaffronts more galling than severities, drove the English to another desperate attempt, which was the last convulsive effort of their expiring freedom.
Their resentments were revived with additional bitterness; new affronts were offered to the Archbishop, which brought on new excommunications and interdicts.
Go to, let us take revenge of the false woman, and that bold youth who affronts me.
In the evening, when she had gone, Brigitte, in a severe tone, told me what had happened; she begged me to spare her such affronts in the future.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "affronts" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
