Sentence examples for offensive figure from inspiring English sources

Granger, once among the league's top scorers, was perceived as Indiana's central offensive figure.

Golde, Tevye's wife, is a sharp-tongued shrew; the doddering, senile rabbi may be the most offensive figure of all.

With Joe Cole a long-term injury casualty and Florent Malouda struggling for form, the sometimes unheralded Kalou stands to become a key offensive figure.

It's actually those most mysterious passages, which have emerged from Haynes' imagination, which I liked best: Marcus Carl Franklin, a black child, as 'Dylan' (although the character is actually called Woody Guthrie), as a hobo; Richard Gere, a usually quite offensive figure, as 'Dylan' (aka Billy the Kid), as an 'old weird America'-era man on the run.

The case is a reminder that associations with offensive figures — no matter how popular they might be — carries risks for companies.

Vermeil's offensive linemen figured prominently in the mix, mauling opponents in the trenches and on the perimeter.

The biggest offensive hurdle figures to be replacing the veteran running back Ahmad Bradshaw with Wilson and Brown, two young players still adjusting to the rigors of the league.

Running back Adrian Peterson is back, though, as is Percy Harvin, and they will have to create plenty of opportunities because the shaky offensive line figures to make McNabb's job difficult.

The other striking thing about the capability that has been taking shape is its offensive character; official figures show that 59% of the planned spend is meant to go to the intelligence agencies.

Not that it excuses someone for being offensive, trying to figure out where the person is coming from may help to determine whether the comment stemmed from ignorance or hatred.

Increasingly, however, the focus is on developing offensive capabilities, on figuring out how and when the United States might unleash its own malware to disrupt an adversary's networks.