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Meanings of give offence in English

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Usage of give offence in English
1
There was not a word in all of it to give offence.
The Man in the Twilight
2
You were born to give offence, Olof; you were born to smite.
Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
3
During the evening, however, Hilary managed to give offence more than once.
Sisters Three
4
He behaved himself submissive, and was exceeding careful not to give offence.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures / Accompanied by a compendi...
5
If you do, you will give offence-andthese Samoans are very touchy.
The Call of the South / 1908
6
He spoke very earnestly, with a pleading that could not give offence.
The Bars of Iron
7
You see, I'm a plain-spoken fellow; I don't wish to give offence.
Blind Love
8
I will not enlarge, for fear I should give offence; but subscribe myself
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 / ...
9
If he thinks it will give offence, doubtless the others will still more.
Memoirs of James Robert Hope-Scott, Volume 2
10
But I have to acknowledge to myself that I give offence.
The American Senator
11
Still he did not return the thing, fearing lest he should give offence.
A Yellow God: An Idol of Africa
12
What Toby had done to give offence I did not stop to inquire.
Marmaduke Merry: A Tale of Naval Adventures in Bygone Days
13
This mistrustful procedure is so common as not to give offence.
The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
14
She felt that she was about using words that would inevitably give offence.
The Home Mission
15
Well, if the Church can easily give offence, much more likely a playwriter.
Madame Flirt / A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'
16
From you, her kind and indulgent mother, the question could not give offence.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
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