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Affronted is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Affronted in a sentence

Related words

Affronted | Affront | Affronts

Affronted meaning

  1. Offended; having taken umbrage.
  2. Synonym of affronté.

Using Affronted

  • The main meaning on this page is: Offended; having taken umbrage. | Synonym of affronté.

Context around Affronted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

less 1× ongoing 1× look 1×

Often after:

look 1× reaction 1×

Sentence patterns with Affronted

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

emperor was affronted 1× no less affronted when people 1× seen the affronted look on 1× state is affronted by such 1× the ongoing affronted reaction she 1× to look affronted and furious 1× which often affronted some conservatives 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

gorton a former 1× he was credited 1× sammy lee even 1× the focus on 1× the nigerian state 1×

Common sentence endings:

affronted some conservatives 1× back to somebody 1× by these policemen 1× emperor was affronted 1× had that dropped 1× is comedy gold 1×

Words around Affronted

Just before it in the word index:

affront 94 affron 3 affricates 13 affricate 7 affric 7 affray 83

Just after it in the word index:

affronts 4 affs 5 afft 3 afful 12 affumicata 2 affusion 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Affronted

  • In this selection, "affronted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, less, ongoing, look, look and reaction stand out and add context to how "affronted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include emperor was affronted and no less affronted when people. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "affronted" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with affronted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Nigerian state is affronted by such indignities suffered by these policemen. (12 words)

He is no less affronted when people’s garb seems inconsistent with their professional standing. (15 words)

I’d have liked to have seen the affronted look on Fleetwood’s coupon had that dropped. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Gorton, a former World War II Royal Australian Air Force pilot, with a battle scarred face, said he was "Australian to the bootheels" and had a personal style which often affronted some conservatives. (33 words)

He was credited not only with defending orthodoxy and Church discipline, but also the universal claims of the Papacy in spiritual and temporal affairs, and with such vigor that the Emperor was affronted. (33 words)

Sammy Lee even manages to look affronted and furious when he's helpfully giving the ball back to somebody. (19 words)

Example sentences (7)

I’d have liked to have seen the affronted look on Fleetwood’s coupon had that dropped.

He is no less affronted when people’s garb seems inconsistent with their professional standing.

The focus on such an innocent detail and the ongoing affronted reaction she has is comedy gold.

Sammy Lee even manages to look affronted and furious when he's helpfully giving the ball back to somebody.

The Nigerian state is affronted by such indignities suffered by these policemen.

Gorton, a former World War II Royal Australian Air Force pilot, with a battle scarred face, said he was "Australian to the bootheels" and had a personal style which often affronted some conservatives.

He was credited not only with defending orthodoxy and Church discipline, but also the universal claims of the Papacy in spiritual and temporal affairs, and with such vigor that the Emperor was affronted.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "affronted" in a sentence?
An example: "I’d have liked to have seen the affronted look on Fleetwood’s coupon had that dropped." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "affronted" from authentic English texts.
What does "affronted" mean?
Affronted means: Offended; having taken umbrage.
How many example sentences with "affronted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "affronted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.