offense
Example Sentences
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The Bruins, though, went cold on offense in the second quarter and Minnesota cut it to a three-point game despite committing turnovers and having several shots blocked.
From Los Angeles Times
Dozens of participants were later charged with misdemeanor offenses related to unlawful assembly and obstruction, with many ultimately placed into diversion programs requiring community service.
From Los Angeles Times
Are board members being dragged into this, or are they going on the offense because they already see the benefits of AI adoption?
From Barron's
His offense was trying to close an old life insurance policy that listed his dissident daughter as the beneficiary.
Under Hong Kong’s vague and sweeping national-security laws, that offense carries a penalty of up to seven years in prison.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
