- present tense form of offend (3rd person singular).
offends
Example Sentences
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"Offends?" he replied, his eyes suddenly sparkling, knowing he'd come up with something good.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2023
A year ago, more than 100,000 women signed a petition titled “Berlusconi Offends Us.”
From Newsweek • Nov. 15, 2010
Who to himself is law no law doth need, Offends no law, and is a king indeed.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John
It is the crown Offends him—and my hands are too sleepy To lift it off.
From Becket and other plays by Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron
Who to himselfe is law, no law doth need, Offends no law, and is a King indeed.
From Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois by Boas, Frederick S.
