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
"And, you know, I got to offend somebody from Scotland the second they walked in with my English shirt," he jokes, referencing my barely disguised displeasure at his choice of interview garb.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 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
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