no offense
idiom
—used before a statement to indicate that one does not want to cause a person or group to feel hurt, angry, or upset by what is about to be said
No offense, but I think you are mistaken.
Examples of no offense in a Sentence
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So Sunday’s game was the NFL equivalent of playing Middle Tennessee State (no offense intended to all the Blue Raiders fans out there).
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
There is no offense in the AFC that deserves more trust and should strike more fear in big games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Probably not a good idea (no offense, Florida climbers).
—Maya Silver, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Yet the fact remains that no offense has gained fewer first downs via passes than the Eagles, who have also completed the league’s third-fewest passes.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
This does seem like a more fun way to meet fellow virgins than a church mixer, no offense to church mixers, which are cool if that’s your thing.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
Cain took no offense at being othered by either his friends or his fans.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
Looks-wise, he is described as resembling the songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, who, no offense, was hardly Sean Connery.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 June 2025
That’s no offense to Scott, who sings well and is charming enough to hold the stage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
There is no offense in the AFC that deserves more trust and should strike more fear in big games.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Probably not a good idea (no offense, Florida climbers).
—Maya Silver, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
Yet the fact remains that no offense has gained fewer first downs via passes than the Eagles, who have also completed the league’s third-fewest passes.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
This does seem like a more fun way to meet fellow virgins than a church mixer, no offense to church mixers, which are cool if that’s your thing.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
Cain took no offense at being othered by either his friends or his fans.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
Looks-wise, he is described as resembling the songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, who, no offense, was hardly Sean Connery.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 June 2025
That’s no offense to Scott, who sings well and is charming enough to hold the stage.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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“No offense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20offense. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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