offended
Example Sentences
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"What the defendant did offended the Balinese people, hurt their faith and provoked public outrage," the presiding judge said, according to the Associated Press.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
She’s a little rain cloud of a person, dour and humorless, though perhaps rightly offended by being passed over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
It offended German sensibilities to have an Italian suitor for a blue-chip, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
If she has offended you before, then we can assume this is part of a pattern of behavior.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Christian was offended at Tycho’s high tone and the way he treated the King as an equal, and not least by this haughty phrase, which implied that Tycho might refuse a royal request.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
