take offence BrE
take offense AmE

No right to take offense at the way they held each other.

The boy did not take offense, as he was used to his life.

For if you are, I cannot help but take offense.

You've got guys 39, 40 and 41 years old that took offense to what he said.

You didn't have to take offense at anything because it wouldn't matter in a few months.

Come to think on it, he'd said nothing a body could take offense to.

"And do not take offense when I hit you again."

I didn't really want to ask, though; he might take offense or something.

It didn't look like she'd taken offense, and he couldn't think of anything else to say.

"If anyone takes offense to that, I say give me a break and get a life because this is all about having a good time."

No one, not even the man who was her target, seemed to take offense.

Had the people from the moon taken offense at something?

"My father always told me I took offense too easily."

You couldn't even do them a favor without their taking offense.

He was in too good a mood to take offense.

I held my breath, but he didn't seem to take offense.

How did you know your old master would take offense at this?

But some people, especially those who first hear the band on the radio, take offense.

Why take offense when she might not have actually meant it that way?

"I'm much more concerned about the fact that whatever you say today, someone is going to take offense at it."

What if she took offense and called down lightning on me?

They'd known each other too long for Nate to take offense.

A number of my colleagues have taken offense at being described as such.

There are few blacks in the region to take offense.

There is still plenty of material to take offense at.