offended

Example Sentences

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O'Farrell called them out for "implying my dad is a terrorist bomber. It was a strange moment. Everybody was slightly offended by my fury".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

"I almost get offended when people are accusing that because of the way the players have prepared for the game and the way they left the changing room," he said.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“There’s always going to be people offended by something we do, and we really don’t care,” Mike said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Nothing about my wife is incompetent, and she was deeply offended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But Lexie was seldom, if ever, offended: subtle implications and subtexts tended to bounce off the fine mesh of her brain.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng