Sentence examples for hate to offend from inspiring English sources

I'd hate to offend them by spitting it out.

I think it's appropriate to acknowledge the change in happy circumstances, but would hate to offend anyone who may be nursing wounds.

Again, I hate to offend Christie's devotees, but she definitely cheats here, granting Poirot extraneous information that was in no way available on the train.

That would amount to a potential 100 percent tax on balances above the line, and the Cypriots would hate to offend the rich Russians who seem to have a lot of accounts.

I'd get up in the middle of the night and sob, asking God, "What have I done to offend you?" Did God hate me?

"Freedom of speech is one thing, but usage of your freedom should not be to offend others or advocate hate speech or provoke people to violence," Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, said an interview with The Huffington Post.

The party, which views all communities as prospective voters and does not want to offend anyone, has often looked the other way as men filled with hate have used religion or community pride to go on rampages.

I don't want to offend anyone who loves their dogs so maybe I'll revise my initial declaration from I Hate Your Dog to I Hate Your Dog Photo.

Afraid to offend advertisers.

Explicitly to offend: no.

"I don't set out to offend".