be offensive
Example Sentences
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Paul Scholes says an Instagram story post about Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick was "in no way intended to be offensive" towards his former team-mate.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
He said that if he and his team had felt the campaign would be offensive in that way, “we never would’ve done it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
If a doctor uses “you” incorrectly with a patient, it could be offensive, Wong said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Spectrum WT sued, arguing that drag wasn’t designed to be offensive and portraying it as a celebration of many things, including “queerness, gender, acceptance, love and especially femininity.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
Lever cut out most of the matter which he considered to be offensive or dangerous, and the result was that Dr Kenealy sent his editor a challenge.
From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund
