offensive
Example Sentences
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After the Keane red card, referees' boss Howard Webb was very clear that hair pulling was "quite an offensive thing".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The Rockets were the top rebounding team in the league, getting 48.1 overall and 15.0 on the offensive end.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“China’s offensive strategy allows them to control the supply chain,” said Tomasz Nadrowski, a longtime investor in critical minerals and author of a recent book on China’s sector dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"As Sentebale’s co-founder and a founding trustee, they categorically reject these offensive and damaging claims," a spokesperson for the pair said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The young man who came to the door—he was about thirty, perhaps, with a handsome, smiling face—didn’t seem to find my lateness offensive, and led me into a large room.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing offensive
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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American Football, 1st Quarter
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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