Sentence examples for attempt to offend from inspiring English sources
A spokesman for the British prime minister, David Cameron, said, "We would strongly oppose any attempt to offend any member of any religious or ethnic group.
In interviews with Fox News, Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia said it was an "outrageous use of taxpayer money and an obvious attempt to offend Christians during the Christmas season".
Directed by Jay Roach, who riled much of the political right with his recent portrayal of Sarah Palin in HBO's political drama "Game Change," "The Campaign" is a rare Hollywood attempt to offend both major parties precisely as their congressional and presidential campaigns hit fever pitch.
The four-minute video outraged the Catholic League and several members of Congress for its depiction of ants crawling on a crucifix, which they interpreted as sacrilegious and, in the words of Representative Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, "an obvious attempt to offend Christians during the Christmas season".
How will Kanye West attempt to offend someone? .
A conscious attempt to offend is not apparent.
Don't attend his latest tour if you're easily offended by swearing, sexual imagery, grotesque attempts to offend or sheer bloody-minded nihilism.
The problem with Frankie Boyle for me isn't so much that he's offensive; it's that his relentless attempts to offend have worn me down and left me feeling a bit melancholy.
On the contrary, in the pathetic attempt not to offend anyone, we fall into our liberal laws, like health care and gay marriage, no matter what the fiscal or moral cost may be.
Try not to offend others.
