offensive

Example Sentences

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At the event, Kanda insisted that tackling online sales of offensive weapons to teenagers was crucial.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Since 2021, no team with freshmen accounting for at least 25% of their offensive output has won a championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's • 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

Brusilov’s victory was the one successful contribution to the joint Allied offensive in 1916.

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