Example sentences for: offense

How can you use “offense” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • And yet here we have the Little Guy getting shafted for an offense that a) in all likelihood hurt no one, and b) that the powerful could almost certainly commit without getting fired.

  • When Jackson implied that Will's attempt to embarrass him was racist, Will took offense.

  • (He can take offense at anything.)

  • Last week, former CIA Director John Deutch was stripped of his security clearance for a similar offense, but will not be prosecuted for his actions.

  • The Journal 's editorial page scored one point for the original omission in its Feb. 19 piece; four points for the continued omission in two follow-ups; and six more points for every day of publication since the original offense.


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