easily offended

Example Sentences

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"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

And let me establish something straightaway – I am not easily offended.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024

I think people look at me as being honest and so they’re not so easily offended when they come to see me.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

All of which is to say, this insightful memoir might not resonate with the easily offended.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022

In his father’s presence, he was easily offended.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini