take offense

Example Sentences

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Conflict-Averse Formalism: The second most common type of art in public, these works are most notable for being inoffensively pretty at a time when people can take offense at anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

She had only just started wearing jeans, she told me with a shy look, afraid that he would take offense to such a digression.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

They don’t take pride where it’s due and take offense too easily.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

But Green’s frustration subsided when he said on his podcast Monday that he saw the comments “through the right mindset, through the right lens” and decided not to take offense.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024

“Don’t take offense, since this has nothing to do with you, but I didn’t think I could hate this place more than I already did before.”

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau