Used in a Sentence

offending

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for offending.

Editorial note

Death threats are not, are not covered under free speech, and will continue to get offending users banned.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

The act of committing an offence.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of offending gathered in one view.

noun

The act of committing an offence.

adjective

Responsible; to be blamed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for offending.

Example sentences

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Death threats are not, are not covered under free speech, and will continue to get offending users banned.

2

Could you diff a healthy genome and several cancerous genomes and come up with the offending commit?

3

If so, that space is receptive for certain words to serve the purpose of offending it.

4

We don't judge here, nor ask people to self censor in fear of offending someone.

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If an serious exploit was found in a popular image decoding library then you could delete the offending Datatype and none of your apps could be exploited until the fault is fixed.

6

What's your stance on police actively opposing the [offending] human's attempts to liberate itself?

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Some of the most offending and insecure networks are members of the IAB.

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A whois on the domain serving the offending javascript leads to White Ops[0], who seems to sell tools to protect against Ad Fraud.

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It's why young African Americans are more likely to be arrested for minor drug offenses, despite offending less then the average young white person.

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I can just drag the offending tab across and have a screen width of 1200px.

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It would be sent into an airspace where a problem drone has been reported, and either water down the offending drones, or report that they're gone.

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That way, everyone gets a pay raise, and you can give more money to the lower earners without offending employees because it is an equal percentage increase.

Quote examples

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‟No place in the United States affords so great opportunities for the acquisition of medical knowledge, subjects being obtained among the colored population in sufficient number for every purpose, and proper dissections carried on without offending any individual.” In Augusta, the Medical College of Georgia went so far as to acquire a slave for their body snatching needs.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use offending in a sentence?

Death threats are not, are not covered under free speech, and will continue to get offending users banned.

What does offending mean?

The act of committing an offence.

What part of speech is offending?

offending is commonly used as noun, adjective.