offended

Example Sentences

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The use of the term colonised in the interview with Sky News on Wednesday was followed by an apology from the Ineos boss if his "choice of language has offended some people".

From BBC

On top of that, the smell of this realm offended him.

From Literature

However, if the dog was wounded, he was not offended enough to leave.

From Literature

Most of them prefer to say sorry for having offended someone rather than being sorry for the offense itself.

From Literature

His government also offended many Venezuelans last year by shooting off fireworks from the prison at the start of the Christmas holidays.

From Barron's