Offences
[ə'fensɪz]
Examples
- Numerous offences had been committed in the neighbourhood; the perpetrators remained undiscovered, and their boldness increased. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Woe unto the world because of offences, but woe unto them through whom the offence cometh. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It would be very petty of us who are well and can bear things, to think much of small offences from those who carry a weight of trial. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Have you told Mr Arthur that he mustn't lay offences at his father's door? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I am fast coming to the end of my offences against your cultivated modern taste. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is appointed against such offences that the offenders shall not be able to forget. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- We have new laws, Evremonde, and new offences, since you were here. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The Frenchman is for proportioning punishments to offences. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Her mind returned to Mrs. Elton's offences, and long, very long, did they occupy her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The first evening, only petty offences were tried. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Spites, affronts, offences giv' and took, deadly aggrawations, such like,' answered Riderhood. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He had given trouble, he had disturbed, he had broke the peace of his lord the king, and for those offences an amercement was thought due. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Everything was forgiven from my heart and soul at that moment; but Amy soon ran up a fresh score of offences, just in her usual way. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Elinor gloried in his integrity; and Marianne forgave all his offences in compassion for his punishment. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Accidents, miseries, and offences, were never to be mentioned before her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Willie