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Example sentences for: offend

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Even worse news: Bottom-line-obsessed universities won't challenge this complacency because they can't afford to offend their paying customers.
Arab papers have even adopted an "expletives deleted" policy so as not to offend their readers.
A surprisingly large number of respondents add that only intentional racial stereotypes are harmful (and, as I say in the original article, I don't think Lucas intended to offend anyone).
An article accuses the Smithsonian of sacrificing intellectual integrity to appease critics: Curators tone down controversial exhibits when they offend Congress or industry groups.
"I'm sure we'll regret not acting last night," he wrote, criticizing the principals for "worrying that some stray shrapnel might hit the Habash mosque and 'offend' Muslims."