offensive
Example Sentences
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His running mate Reaves, in the midst of a career year, is “one of the greatest offensive engines in this year’s NBA.”
From Los Angeles Times
Oxford defines "rage bait" as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted" in order to increase web traffic or engagement.
From Barron's
Over three-and-a-half years into Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbour, Kyiv is also under pressure on the battlefield as Russia's offensive grinds forward.
From Barron's
It has been a woeful year for first-year Raiders coach Pete Carroll, who last week bid farewell to offensive coordinator Chip Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times
The graduate assistant grader gave the essay a zero, noting that it “contradicts itself,” “heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence,” and contains passages that are “offensive.”
From Salon
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