umbrage

Example Sentences

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I expected Williams to take umbrage with the idea that he was a font of misinformation, but surprisingly, he wasn’t exactly bothered by that charge.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

“Sylvia covers her apples with brown sugar,” Helen says, taking deep umbrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

They are tags which Saints took umbrage with in the wake of that Hampden win last month.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

I asked Cassidy’s office if the senator took umbrage at the insult but got no reply.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Tod’s umbrage rendered him momentarily speechless, during which pause Soulzeren interjected, “Be faster to fly, anyway. We can have the silk sleighs ready in a few days.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor