easily offended
Example Sentences
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"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
“I'm sorry, people are too easily offended now! If you don’t like a joke, don’t laugh!” she bellows.
From Salon ● May 24, 2024
As popular as it’s been across the decades, Brooks’ work, on its low or high end, isn’t for everyone; the easily offended need not apply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
All of which is to say, this insightful memoir might not resonate with the easily offended.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
In his father’s presence, he was easily offended.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
