Sentence examples for seemed offensive from inspiring English sources

So inoffensive was the design that it seemed offensive, leading Mr. Ulrich to wonder "what VW executives really think of American tastes".

WITHIN days of the unspeakable horrors in New York and Washington, film studios moved quickly to distance themselves from images that suddenly seemed offensive.

It seemed offensive, but I wasn't sure if this was because it seemed sexist or because I'd often wished I'd had a daughter, a little sister for my son.

But offering to split the cost doesn't seem offensive.

As Hawes himself writes, "My opinion will seem offensive to many".

Depicting the Pope to be a sort of superman, a type of star, seems offensive to me.

If this view seems offensive, what is being insulted is the belief in literature as a value in itself.

The only constant reminder is Mr. Bonnabel's imitation of his parents' voices, which seems offensive, coming from a hearing person.

Physical proximity amplifies and distorts the behavior of others, and can make even innocuous activities seem offensive.

After performing that first concert in 1963, John Cage said: "The music first becomes so familiar that it seems offensive and objectionable.

ROBERTA SMITH GEORG BASELITZ The Remix Paintings Gagosian 555 West 24th Street, Chelsea Through Dec. 22 If Georg Baselitz's new paintings seem offensive, blame Tracy Emin and Damien Hirst.