offend

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t mean to offend, though other people’s feelings are a luxury he has never been able to afford.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He doesn’t seek to offend, and his despisers on the right fault him for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Jabril said in a post on X a day after the incident that he did not mean to offend the country.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

He ignored her greetings, was angered by her wide-eyed look and her asking, “What is it, Ugwu? What did I do to offend you?”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie