take offense

Example Sentences

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A booklet of guidelines titled “Sharing the Journey”—a tool kit to help manage “sensitivity and awareness around faith and beliefs”—said teachers shouldn’t ask students to “reproduce images of Jesus, the prophet Mohammed or other figures considered to be prophets in Islam,” lest the large and growing Muslim communities in the locality take offense.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They’re remarkably comfortable, ma’am,” I asserted, trying not to take offense at her clear disdain for my favored footwear.

From Literature

Robert and I enjoy comparing notes, but we don’t take offense or try to read some deeper meaning into these episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Michael Burry had to resist his urge to take offense.

From Literature

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