Sentence examples similar to Ostensible offense from inspiring English sources

Why are these ostensible offenses not being investigates?" said a statement from Mr. Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan, another India Against Corruption activist.

His tone displeased both sides at once, both condoning the offense and condescending to the ostensible offender.

The ostensible reason — get this!

At least, ostensible ones.

Offense, offense, offense.

His ostensible mandate was reform.

The ostensible reason: so-called Communist influence.

He isn't a natural fit in Mike D'Antoni's famed uptempo offense; a system that in the past has functioned at peak efficiency when employing a single, savvy pick-and-roll big flanked by a floor-spacing, 3-point-shooting, under-sized athlete, like Shawn Marion in Phoenix or Wilson Chandler in New York, at the ostensible "power forward" slot.

His ostensible crimes were espionage and terrorism.

What offense.

"Offense happens.