offensive

Example Sentences

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It said the new Type 12 missile is clearly an offensive capability rather than a defensive one, and has strong stealth performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

On a night where one of their best offensive weapons was off, that was key.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Jackson Lahmeyer, an evangelical pastor in Owasso, Oklahoma, is one of those religious figures who seems to enjoy being offensive.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

Elizabeth Harker, 63, from Luton, admitted sending voicemails to Rayner which were "grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character", as well as messages to a woman in Luton.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In September 1915, the Allies launched a major offensive in France, hoping to break through enemy lines, drive the Germans back to the Meuse River, and end the war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman