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
Why would a striking Van Gogh landscape, “Field of Poppies,” be offensive?
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025
And of course you can swear in any language, and it would still be offensive to some.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
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
Avery disliked his face: Lonsdale took exception to his accent: Grainger wanted to see what he looked like: Cuffe was determined to be offensive to somebody: and Sinclair was anxious to follow the fashion.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
