offensiveness
Example Sentences
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More people understand that her frequent offensiveness was largely a defensive act.
From Salon ● May 14, 2025
The next step is to turn from this focus on the death penalty’s irredeemable flaws to a broader critique of its moral offensiveness.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2024
They may not be anyone you know, or they might have radically different standards of offensiveness than you or the rest of society.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
While the offensiveness of the conversation commands the headlines, the reason the group met in the first place warrants more attention.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
From all I have heard, London society alone is perennially interesting, and the reason is, that, absolutely secure, it keeps itself from staleness by constantly refreshing its veins with new blood, exclusive only against offensiveness.
From Ancestors A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
