offense
Example Sentences
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So Brown scrapped his normally free-flowing offense to run one play ad nauseam.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He paralyzed the Oklahoma City offense and gobbled up every loose ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I mean no offense to Bettany or Michael Sheen, who recently signed on to reprise the role for a West End production set for spring of 2027.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
With a series of major upheavals in the past month alone, Roberts has signaled that he is shifting to a two-minute offense.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“No offense, dear,” the baroness said, “but I’d rather talk to Napoleon than your aunt Mabel.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing offense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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