Examples of 'took offense' in a sentence

Meaning of "took offense"

Took offense means to feel insulted, hurt, or affronted by something that has been said or done. It implies that the person has perceived a comment or action as disrespectful, rude, or insulting, leading to a feeling of being offended
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  • simple past tense of take offense

How to use "took offense" in a sentence

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took offense
Maybe someone took offense at his tweets.
Maybe one of the losers took offense.
Shirley took offense at this as an act of insubordination.
Looks like the crow took offense.
Grousset took offense and demanded satisfaction.
I think your colleague took offense earlier.
The band took offense at this suggestion.
Who said that you took offense.
No one took offense to it because it was done in good spirit.
I just touched my warrior and she took offense.
She took offense to my usage of the word ho.
I am sorry if you took offense at my actions.
Took offense to something the jerk said about me.
A lot of people took offense at the bedroom scene.
I apologize to anyone who took offense.

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It seems he took offense at having to report to me on important cases.
I just touched mywarrior and she took offense.
I am sorry you took offense at my post.
Took offense and left.
I am very sorry that you took offense to my post.
He took offense because he does not act on impulse like that.
The public took offense.
Athena took offense and set up a contest between them.
I apologize if you took offense.
He took offense and we argued.
I am sorry if you took offense.
She took offense at something.
I am sure they took offense.
Livia took offense when she called him despicable.
He might have took offense.
Protestants took offense at this statement and a fight amongst the audience ensued.
I apologize to any of those who took offense to the video.
Kimiko took offense to that.
Many officers senior in age and rank took offense.
Which he took offense with me.
Everyone talked and nobody listened and everybody took offense at everything.
She took offense.
All of the people in the synagogue immediately took offense and became furious.
Boyd took offense.
But there were some professors there who took offense at Beuys.
Roy took offense.
I think Crembo finally took offense.
Hugh took offense.
Al and Jake immediately took offense.
John took offense.
She was the art teacher and I guess she took offense.
Liebgott took offense.
Franklin took offense and considered it a low blow of the writers to generate controversy.
To which they took offense.
He took offense to my wishing him a happy new year and sending love and kisses.

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Examples of using Offense
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