offend
Example Sentences
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Nabbing people as they wait for jobs as roofers or drywallers, or raiding hotels and farms as they do useful things and earn money for themselves and their families, offends natural sensibilities.
Therefore the statement demonstrated a poor level of insight into his offending behaviour, the panel added.
From BBC
His friends believed in his destiny, though he often left them offended and bewildered.
Ratcliffe was widely criticised for his outburst last week and later apologised if his remarks had "offended some people".
From Barron's
The force said there had been significant improvements in how it identifies and investigates group-based offending, including training for 23,000 front-line officers and the expansion of its child exploitation teams.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
