take offense
Example Sentences
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I observe that he might also take offense at the implication that he and a younger replacement would be interchangeable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Which would sort of make sense, if machines could actually take offense at anything.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
They don’t take pride where it’s due and take offense too easily.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right lens” and decided not to take offense.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
He pretended to take offense at Methuselah’s statement.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
