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

LONDON—For the past year, most European leaders took pains not to offend President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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

“I meant nothing to offend you, Matthew,” said the older man.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare