take offense
Example Sentences
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I observe that he might also take offense at the implication that he and a younger replacement would be interchangeable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Which would sort of make sense, if machines could actually take offense at anything.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
But Flash said workers at the sites visited by Scabby shouldn’t take offense, since the rat is protesting against contractors and companies, not the workers themselves.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
“When people want to disparage anything about this damn town, I take offense to it,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2023
“Well, neither is mine,” said the man, and, looking at the ground near Reynie’s feet, he said, “Please don’t take offense, but my name is Harry Harrison.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
