Sentence examples for close to offensive from inspiring English sources

And some of the humor came close to offensive stereotyping: one actor portrays a swishy Brother Richard Simmons; another is a thick-accented Muslim named Achmed.

But Ms. Lee gets fairly close to offensive when, in the early pages of her first book, she writes this of "disposables": "Making life easier can be so simple if you utilize disposable products.

And the Giants, when Bonds was there, didn't have anything close to our offensive depth".

The rule compels each defender to remain close to the offensive player he is guarding, even if that player is in no position to score.

Some advertisers on the website discovered that their brand messages had been placed in close proximity to offensive videos, including hate speech and terrorist propaganda.

The Giants were unable to produce anything close to their previous offensive output.

But Greg McElroy was sacked for a 7-yard loss by Stephon Gilmore, and Saban called a fake field goal that did not come close to working as offensive lineman Ed Stinson dropped the throw from the holder A. J. McCarron.

Testaverde was particularly close to Dan Henning, the former offensive coordinator.

This month has seen a flurry of such attacks, including Operation Iron Fist, a six-day offensive close to the Syrian border that left 50 alleged insurgents dead.

Sophie's Hospital, she said, and the commercial's producers were certain to avoid a great deal of realistic clinical detail, figuring that might hit too close to home and be offensive to prospective Discover card users.

That's because after two solid performances, last week against Arizona and this week against Philadelphia, it seems as if the Giants are close to putting all the offensive pieces together for the first time since the 1990 Super Bowl season.