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

Last year, former Manchester City captain Joey Barton was found guilty of sending "grossly offensive" social media posts about her and fellow pundit Lucy Ward.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

If you can cut costs and improve revenue, that is an offensive move.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis