offense
Example Sentences
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Brown in a trade four years ago, he has turbocharged their offense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Angels’ offense, finishing with four hits, found a way to make do without solely relying on the long ball.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
He paralyzed the Oklahoma City offense and gobbled up every loose ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
I mean no offense to Bettany or Michael Sheen, who recently signed on to reprise the role for a West End production set for spring of 2027.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
As Jeremy Travis has observed, “In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one’s debt to society is never paid.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing offense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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