take offense
Example Sentences
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Robert and I enjoy comparing notes, but we don’t take offense or try to read some deeper meaning into these episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Which would sort of make sense, if machines could actually take offense at anything.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025
They don’t take pride where it’s due and take offense too easily.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024
But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right lens” and decided not to take offense.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024
I did not take offense, considering her grief, but stayed by Gertrude’s side until her raving ceased and she fell asleep.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
