offense
Example Sentences
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“The consequences of being accused and possibly convicted of a federal offense are devastating, especially when people have not engaged in criminal conduct from any reasonable person’s perspective.”
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
She was charged with interfering with a federal agent and issued a notice of violation — essentially a ticket — for the misdemeanor offense.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
That cost asymmetry — cheap offense, expensive defense — is what restructured the global counterdrone procurement map almost overnight.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Moreover, for Aristotle, hubris is not an offense against the gods but is characterized by acts that dishonor other persons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Coach Watts calls time-out and is now screaming at his starters about running an offense.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Vocabulary lists containing offense
Set, Hut! Football Vocabulary
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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