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take umbrage

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Well, I would take umbrage (a thing at which I excel), but for the fact that Kaufman makes some excellent points.

He does not take umbrage at the incongruous presence of the housekeeper in a presidential suite that is still occupied.

It would be unjust to take umbrage at the city because one finds none in its avenues.

It was always done so quietly and pleasantly one could hardly take umbrage.

Perhaps there were not many men in the kingdom less given to take umbrage at trifles than my father.

These strenuous natures are apt to take umbrage at the fact of their work being interfered with.

But he was careful to let drop nothing at which she might take umbrage.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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