offense
Example Sentences
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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
With a series of major upheavals in the past month alone, Roberts has signaled that he is shifting to a two-minute offense.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
“We are reluctant to admit that the Ukrainians are now probably the world leaders on both drone offense and defense,” said Eliot Cohen, a scholar at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Dad goes all policemanlike too, as if the offense is too serious to merely get cross at.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing offense
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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