Sentence examples for were offended by from inspiring English sources

"But other people were offended by it.

They were offended by the implication that they didn't care.

They said they were offended by tax avoidance available only to the very rich.

But even for one eighth of an acre, some smokers were offended by the effort.

Can you imagine if you were offended by every disgusting thing someone said?

Most of them were Muslims, and many were offended by the presence of pork.

Surely, not all viewers were offended by the incident involving Ms. Jackson.

Democratic reformers, who wanted his backing, were offended by his aloofness and criticism of them.

Some were offended by the notion of a cash payout, their lawyers said.

The Meccans were offended by Muhammad's preaching that the ideal was submission.

Many Danes were offended by the European Union's treatment of another small country -- Austria.