offended
Example Sentences
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She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The rest of their sentence would be spent in the community, where they would be monitored and could be returned to prison if they offended again.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
How in the wild, wild west, the offended will ask, can Netflix appropriate/violate/denigrate such a classic?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Most people said they wouldn’t be offended, though some offered situations in which they would also feel confused.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
“I know it had to happen,” said Mini hurriedly, as if she’d offended Aru.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
