offense

See definition of offense on Dictionary.com

How to use offense in a sentence

A statewide reporting project that included VOSD and dozens of other newsrooms last year found that California was only one of five states that doesn’t automatically decertify police officers for certain offenses and misconduct.

SACRAMENTO REPORT: JONES, COVID-19 AND THE IRONY OF REMOTE VOTINGSARA LIBBY AND JESSE MARXAUGUST 28, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

This season’s Mavericks had the most efficient offense in NBA history, and five of the 16 playoff teams are scoring more efficiently in the postseason than the Mavs did during the year.

MONSTER GAMES IN THE NBA PLAYOFFS AREN’T AUTOMATICALLY TRANSLATING TO WINSJARED DUBINAUGUST 26, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

The police report lists the offense allegedly committed by the two suspects as a misdemeanor “Threats to Do Bodily Harm.”

D.C. POLICE INVESTIGATING THREATS AGAINST CASA RUBYLOU CHIBBARO JR.AUGUST 26, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE

Since June, more than 75 percent of prosecutions involved drug importation offenses.

DOWNTOWN FEDERAL JAIL FACILITY HAS NEARLY 50 CORONAVIRUS CASESMAYA SRIKRISHNANAUGUST 21, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

“I think it is a pretty reckless thing for him to do because Kristin will be back and other board members will see it and take offense,” Roe said.

ONE RACE COULD MAKE OR BREAK PLANS TO OVERHAUL THE REGION’S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMJESSE MARXAUGUST 13, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

That means the offense goes to an administrative official, not a judge, and the public defender’s office and the city attorney’s office aren’t involved.

MORNING REPORT: SDPD HAS TICKETED DOZENS FOR ‘SEDITIOUS LANGUAGE’VOICE OF SAN DIEGOAUGUST 3, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Slightly more than half of the 11 cases were accompanied by another infraction, for minor offenses like spitting on public transportation, loitering or using a bicycle in a bus lane.

SDPD IS PUNISHING SPEECH USING A 102-YEAR-OLD CITY LAWKATE NUCCIAUGUST 3, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

Though those shifts explain each other to some extent — as teams are more spread out on offense, they’re less likely to be in a position to crash the glass — they haven’t led to a revolution in the Tar Heel offense.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROY WILLIAMS, THE COACH WHO NEVER CHANGESSANTUL NERKARJULY 31, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

This created opportunities for the offense to capitalize on mismatches by forcing bigger and slower defenders to cover the tight ends.

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS USED THEIR TIGHT ENDS DIFFERENTLYANDRES WATERSJULY 30, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

The Sun are also huge, with eight players standing at least 6 feet tall, which can create mismatches on offense and be disruptive on defense.

WILL THE MYSTICS REPEAT? WILL THE STORM SURGE? WHAT TO WATCH IN THE WNBA BUBBLE.JENN HATFIELDJULY 23, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985

Choose the synonym for future

capacitor

lightning

DeLorean