Examples of 'take offence' in a sentence

Meaning of "take offence"

This phrase refers to feeling hurt, insulted, or offended by someone's words or actions. It implies that the person perceives the behavior or statement as disrespectful, insensitive, or inappropriate, leading to negative emotions or a sense of being slighted
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How to use "take offence" in a sentence

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Do not take offence where none intended.
Do not say nothing he would take offence at.
He would take offence at things for no reason.
I hope you will not take offence.
No one would take offence if you went home.
I should not have been so quick to take offence.
I do not take offence when a girl slaps me.
And they will not take offence.
Yes we take offence more easily today.
Nothing personal and do not take offence.
You seem to take offence pretty easy.
Ryoma did not seem to take offence.
Cattle do not take offence of being called cattle.
You were smart not to take offence.
We do not take offence at such a trivial.

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I do not want you to take offence.
Many people take offence at swearing.
I found it truly regrettable that he should take offence.
I will try not to take offence to that.
Many take offence when we mispronounce their name.
So you would not take offence.
Many will take offence at what is written here.
Thought you would take offence.
I will take offence and turn mean if you refuse.
It was quite hard not to take offence.
And they take offence at him.
Let them in or he will take offence.
I will try not to take offence to your extreme shock.
They are the first to take offence.
To take offence three centuries later is the height of hypocrisy.
Somebody else might take offence.
I do not take offence at that.
There is no need to take offence.
I take offence at that generalisation.
They will take offence.
We take offence and then forget until next time.
I will not take offence.
I do not think either of us in the kind of man to take offence.
The doctors ever take offence when she got to.
It will be one more thing for him to take offence at.
People take offence so quickly.
Please do not take offence.
I take offence to that.
She might take offence.
It never entered my head that anyone might take offence.
She will take offence.
I take offence to you.
I would not take offence.
It does not take offence at anything but will charm you anyway.
You are a fool to take offence.

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