Example sentences for: offense

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

  • According to Saudi authorities, none of the hijackers had any record of extremist activity, but Satam al Suqami and Salem al Hazmi both had minor criminal offense records.

  • Each book tells roughly the same tale: A corrupt society imprisons the narrator for a minor offense (marijuana possession in Cleaver's case, juvenile delinquency in Abbott's, capitalist roadism in Cheng's).

  • Clinton's main offense, it said, is that he used family values as part of his re-election mandate.

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

  • (I trust that you don't actually partake of food or beverage on the subway, since in Rudy Giuliani's New York that's a "quality of life" offense that makes you eligible for an all-expenses-paid night in the lockup on Rikers Island.)


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