take offense

Example Sentences

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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

I have read that some people may take offense to the use of those words.

From Washington Post

At the end of a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic in 1981, the orchestra’s conductor, the Indian-born Zubin Mehta, told the audience that the encore would be by Richard Wagner; anyone who felt uncomfortable was free to leave, he said, and the musicians would not take offense.

From New York Times

People cancel on her sometimes, but she doesn’t take offense.

From New York Times

“As a Black person, I take offense to it. I see men who are painted black, stabbing and killing each other.”

From Los Angeles Times