offends

Example Sentences

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Coming from a family of artists, she said, it offends her that AI models train on the creative work of people who aren’t compensated for their intellectual property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“And that offends people that aren’t from here.”

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

What also offends him is that marginalised communities are only talked about as statistics.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

At the very least, that's not something that offends people.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

A middle-aged lady with a pointy nose and expensive trench coat scowls at me when I enter the lobby, like I don't belong there, like my existence offends her sensibilities or something.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez