offend

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t mean to offend, though other people’s feelings are a luxury he has never been able to afford.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

In response, Biancini said that he didn't mean to offend anyone, and admitted that his council had "made a mistake".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

“I hope I won’t offend if I say that the purpose of this Restoration Ring was never to air your code of ethics.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

He wondered if he’d done something to offend the guy.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan