Sentence examples for in reference to the offensive from inspiring English sources

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"That isn't Tet," he said, in reference to the offensive in Vietnam.

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In a report Tuesday in the New York Times, an aid worker said that Kerry told them in reference to the Aleppo offensive that "It's going to get much worse.

During last week's first leg at Anfield, won 2-0 by the hosts, a number of offensive chants in reference to the tragedy were sung by a large section of the away end.

In reference to the incident in which the Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Orlando Brown was hit in the eye by a penalty flag thrown by the referee Jeff Triplette ("Player Who Shoved Ref Is Still in Hospital," Dec. 21), the notion that officials are immune to accountability for their actions is conspicuously misguided.

On November 27 , 1983 the group attended their first Washington Redskins football game in full drag, but with the addition of pig snout masks, in reference to The Hogs, the nickname of the Redskins offensive line players.

Witnesses reported that one fan piled on by saying, "I'll buy you KFC," in reference to his offensive "fried chicken" line about Woods, and another called out, "Hey, Sergio, pollo frito!" "There were a couple here and there," Garcia said of the hecklers, "but I felt the people were very nice.

"When I hear it, I get sick of it," said offensive lineman Ryan Young in reference to all the doubts and critiques.

Today, Mr. Florio also made a veiled reference to the ethnically offensive remarks Mr. Corzine made last year, in which he asked an Italian-American construction worker if he made "cement shoes".

In reference to Mutombo's ability to draw offensive fouls, he said he has a sign in the Lakers' locker room that reads, "Deke leads with his beak".

Popular blog Art Fag City declared it ​one of the most offensive projects of 2014 criticizing Ripps for calling the masseuses "sex workers," using them to further his career, and throwing around the term "whore" in reference to his privileged position.

The O.E.D. defines its application to language and style as "offensive to good taste... from being 'over-done.' Now chiefly used in reference to gross or excessive flattery".

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