Offend is an English word with synonyms like pique or scandalise. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Offend in a sentence
Related words
Offend meaning
- To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- To feel or become offended; to take insult.
- To physically harm, pain.
Synonyms of Offend
Using Offend
- The main meaning on this page is: To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. | To feel or become offended; to take insult. | To physically harm, pain.
- Useful related words include: pique, appal, scandalise, scandalize.
- In the example corpus, offend often appears in combinations such as: to offend, offend the, not offend.
Context around Offend
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 14 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Offend
- In this selection, "offend" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, easily, ever, anyone, osimhen and potential stand out and add context to how "offend" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aim to offend and could easily offend others. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "offend" sits close to words such as aca, ashford and atlantis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with offend
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Did not aim to offend. (5 words)
So it's like nothing could ever offend me ever again. (11 words)
However, what seems fun and relational to the younger workers could easily offend others. (14 words)
Salah Khalaf added a most interesting insight, “a member of the Politbureau explained that they would prefer to use moderate, even vague, so as not to offend American Jews, many of whom were active in the antiwar movement…. (38 words)
People will ask me, “Why do I have to go through training when I didn’t cause the problem,” as if to say the issue (and/or those that offend) is confined to clergy. (34 words)
But in the modern world, whatever skin colour you have - whether by birth or design using makeup - there's a big chance you will offend someone if you dare to dress it up. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A discerning sense of what to do or say in order to build good relations with others or not to offend anyone.
After the player’s agent threatened legal action this week, Napoli said they never meant to offend Osimhen.
Amy Wax does not “think like” a large proportion of American academics, often citing inconvenient truths that offend many of them.
And now the Parole Board has decided he is not safe to be released after hearing a series of risk factors that meant he was more likely to offend.
And what’s more, many artists are understandably hesitant to offend potential employers by advocating for change.
As a result, investigators are asking for a high bond amount because they believe he is likely to re-offend.
But in the modern world, whatever skin colour you have - whether by birth or design using makeup - there's a big chance you will offend someone if you dare to dress it up.
Circuit Judge Allison Rushing dissented in the opinion, noting that tort law already prohibits trespass and breach of duty, and does not offend the First Amendment.
Did not aim to offend.
However, the former Vikings running back came away understanding that Hamlin’s intention was not to offend.
However, what seems fun and relational to the younger workers could easily offend others.
I definitely didn't intend to offend anyone, but realise that I probably did.
If you want to ask her why she’s changing things, do so in a non-accusatory way that won’t offend her.
Instead, creative jokes are delivered scene-by-scene, crafted in a manner unlikely to offend.
It is to our national shame it is easier to offend against children and be considered an upstanding citizen than it is to prove your credibility as a survivor of child sexual abuse.
Napoli said on Thursday they never intended to offend their striker Victor Osimhen with mocking social media videos, but the Serie A champions stopped short of apologising to the Nigeria international.
People will ask me, “Why do I have to go through training when I didn’t cause the problem,” as if to say the issue (and/or those that offend) is confined to clergy.
Salah Khalaf added a most interesting insight, “a member of the Politbureau explained that they would prefer to use moderate, even vague, so as not to offend American Jews, many of whom were active in the antiwar movement….
So it's like nothing could ever offend me ever again.
Some Subrosians have an upside-down view of the manners used on the surface; disrespect is seen as worthy of favor, whereas offering a respectful phrase might offend some members of the group.
Common combinations with offend
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to offend 73×
- offend the 18×
- not offend 9×
- offend anyone 8×
- might offend 8×
- would offend 6×
- that offend 5×
- will offend 5×
- offend someone 4×
- offend me 4×