offending
Example Sentences
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“We contacted the offending students’ families and instituted consequences, and are working to educate the students about the impact of their actions,” Holdren said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Deputy chief constable Smith praised Petrie's second victim for coming forward in 2023 and noted that her evidence helped the force identify his previous offending.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A Home Office spokesperson said retail crime had been "dismissed as low-level offending" but it harmed shopworkers and damaged businesses.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then I thought to show my colleague’s offending email to an AI, which didn’t have all my baggage of past gripes with this co-worker or past indignation at being similarly dismissed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The island’s censors would black out the offending passages in ink, but they later changed this when they realized we could wash away the ink and see what was underneath.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
