How to Use offend in a Sentence
offend
verb- It offends me that you would make such a remark.
- Some people are offended by the song's lyrics.
- I felt a little offended by their lack of respect.
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.
- I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend.
- She had carefully worded her comments so as not to offend anyone.
- His comments about minority groups offended many of us.
- Don't worry. I wasn't offended.
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When the judge is stepped on by a party, that offends the jurors.
—David E. Clementson, The Conversation, 16 May 2024
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As the father of three young daughters, that offends me to my core.
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The left is too quick to want to silence those who offend or threaten them.
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The first person that asked me, I was so offended by that sh—t.
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To use, simply center the steel base over the offending weed, press the tool into the ground, lean the handle, and pull out the weed.
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But Beatz didn’t seem too offended by Keys’s lack of love.
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But if my all-black wardrobe didn’t offend them, the somber monotone of my Spanish did.
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But according to Brady, the kids were offended just the same.
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Only the Claudine Gays of the world profess to be offended by it.
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Does your brother listen to the show and will now be offended?
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The full video of the town hall in this tweet includes the explicit language, which may offend some.
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Yet you still might be offended if a spouse or a close friend forgets yours.
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Pattis did, in his statement, say that his words were meant to offend.
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No one has a right to maim or kill someone because our words offend them.
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Many re-offend again and again helped by people in their lives who have been hoodwinked.
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Is Caviezel worried that the film might offend Muslims?
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That was enough to offend the gin salesman, who complained about the device’s buzzing noise.
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What does offend me is a team staying in the locker room until the anthem is over.
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Fans were quick to wonder: Was Eilish offended by the lyric?
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Many kids hear the comment and are offended, but no one challenges him.
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Some on social media claimed that MUAC had improperly defended an artist for a piece that had offended many.
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Too many offenders are released without bail after multiple failures to appear or who, while awaiting trial, re-offend.
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