- present participle of offend.
offending
Example Sentences
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PC Eryl Lloyd, of North Wales Police's rural crime team, said new powers allowed officers to take vehicles without notice, and warned offending drivers: "It's a long walk home."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Then I thought to show my colleague’s offending email to an AI, which didn’t have all my baggage of past gripes with this co-worker or past indignation at being similarly dismissed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
A spokesperson for the force said the information Amy's family and friends gave was "crucial" in painting a picture of Malcolm's offending.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Huger wrote for instructions to Postmaster General Amos Kendall, as well as New York Postmaster Samuel Gouverneur, from whose office the offending literature had been shipped.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
I shifted and fished around on the ground for the offending item.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
