Sentence examples for refrain from offending from inspiring English sources

One way is to say that, if you do not offend my sensibilities, I will refrain from offending yours.

Or should we refrain from offending any religious creed?

Are we to refrain from writing only what offends Muslims?

They could refrain from bathing immediately to avoid offending their partners by implying they were dirty or had STIs.

Bill Keller, the executive editor of The New York Times, said in an e-mail message that the newspaper had "no policy against publishing things that might offend someone -- lots of people are offended by lots of things -- but we try to refrain from giving widespread offense unless there is some offsetting journalistic purpose".

Ministers are now running so scared of offending motorists in the run-up to the election that the chancellor is expected to refrain from raising fuel duties in line with inflation in his next budget.

Iraqi Shiites refrain from retaliating.

He planned to refrain from the latter.

He may refrain from provocations in Georgia.

First, refrain from hype.

If not, refrain from posting.