offends
- present tense form of offend (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Nabbing people as they wait for jobs as roofers or drywallers, or raiding hotels and farms as they do useful things and earn money for themselves and their families, offends natural sensibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
But discomfort lives in the shadows: in the quiet space between conscience and control, between what offends and what erases.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2025
At the very least, that's not something that offends people.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2024
It’s not the hypocrisy of high-priced coaches that offends me most, but the exploitation by the richest league in the nation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
“The slightest air of disbelief offends it, naturally. How would you feel if people refused to believe in you?”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
