offend
Example Sentences
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He added that education, rather than "punitive punishment", is the solution to children displaying discriminatory behaviour where it comes from a "lack of understanding and without intention to offend".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Yet the majority treats Louisiana’s mapmaking choices that offend Section 2 as if they arrived unmarked by history.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
"I didn't mean to offend anyone," he said, seeming shy and uncomfortable with the media attention the project has generated.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
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
Her mother wasn’t a woman I wanted to offend or to hurt, but my conscience wouldn’t let me refuse her if she wanted to learn.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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