Sentence examples for be offended with from inspiring English sources
verb
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- Your accusations offend me deeply.
The 60th anniversary shock – or lack of it – will at least be some consolation for listeners who feared their ears were about to be offended with some sensationalised claptrap.
One of the types of people who will probably be offended with your very presence is social workers.
Wear fuller clothes with elderly people around.While everyone would be very hospitable with you,some may be offended with your shorts and sleeveless t-shirts,more so if you are a female.. Know that guests are served first,so don't be late for breakfast,lunch or dinners or you will keep the whole family hungry.Intimate the family in advance about your plans if you are eating out.
"If people are offended with what's she's wearing, [McCallum's office] is where it should be addressed.
There she confessed to having "been a very lewd liver, and much given to cursing and swearing, for which the Lord being offended with her, had suffered her to be brought to that untimely end".
A huge commercial success that's spawned three No. 1 singles, it presents the 22-year-old singer as a penitent young man full of apologies for the women he's hurt and the fans he's offended with various stunts, including his infamous egging of a neighbor's home in Calabasas.
Her downfall — a cautionary tale for politicians out of touch with their base — began almost the moment she arrived at Versailles, as a fourteen-year-old dauphine who recklessly decided to emancipate herself from the constraints of court protocol and, at the same time, to impress the courtiers she was offending with a display of prestige she didn't possess.
However, they were not alone as 31 per cent of French people would also be offended, compared with 18 per cent of Germans and a fifth of Italians.
But some people will be offended anyway, with or without an explanation on your part, and may become angry.
Should someone refer to you as such (e.g. "Here mate, ken the way tae tha Necropolis? This cunt's askin"), don't be offended, just go with it.
