offend

Example Sentences

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Referees are told to wait until an offending player is back on their feet before they show a card.

From BBC

Meanwhile the 20-minute red card is designed to make sure that the offending player is punished rather than the paying punter.

From BBC

It's clear the government needs to navigate these issues thoroughly to avoid the revolving door of offending, conviction and jail.

From BBC

—Pull their public school students out of lessons or activities that offend their beliefs.

From Seattle Times

"I've literally been with him in prisons, in youth offending institutes, in job centres - and he can make that connection, it is quite extraordinary," she says.

From BBC