be offensive
Example Sentences
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There was also the news that council districts in Northern England had instructed schoolteachers not to encourage children in classrooms to draw any pictures that might be offensive to Muslims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Spectrum WT sued, arguing that drag wasn’t designed to be offensive and portraying it as a celebration of many things, including “queerness, gender, acceptance, love and especially femininity.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
To the unsympathetic eye, the hairstyle is peculiar, so childlike and unflattering as to be offensive.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
"A few participants said they found it funny but seemed embarrassed to say this and could recognise why it would be offensive," the media regulator's report said.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2023
I haven't the least wish to be offensive.
From Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
