Sentence examples for cause gratuitous from inspiring English sources

"They did not give the right warning and therefore they did cause gratuitous offence".

Torturing a victim to extract secret information may be rationalised, but if there is no obvious gain why cause gratuitous pain?

Although the pages claim to be upholding the right to free speech, many users are using them to spread images that crudely lampoon Islam or cause gratuitous offence to its followers.

He carefully vetted every document he gave us, and then on top of that, asked that we only publish those which ought to be disclosed and would not cause gratuitous harm: the same analytical judgment that all media outlets and whistleblowers make all the time.

A genuinely creative production can get the message to the right people without causing gratuitous offence.

On the other hand, John's opponents claim, with some justice, that as a candidate's son he forfeits the right to absolute privacy and that, in seeming to mock the Muslim faith he has caused gratuitous political offence.

In his Guardian piece, Kunzru stood up for free speech but responded to the likes of Owaisi in a tone of conciliation: "I would like to reiterate that in taking this action I believed (and continue to believe) that I was not breaking the law, and had no interest in causing gratuitous offense.

Some enjoy watching it; but that does not diminish the offence caused when it is gratuitous.

"Police have been seen attacking bystanders, charging into houses, engaging in indiscriminate beatings and causing some gratuitous damage to property," the statement read.

And then, every single car needs a technology solution that can record every honk, and charge drivers' fines for noise pollution caused from gratuitous honking.

First, the idea that religion is a gratuitous cause of violence, whose elimination would promote peace.