umbrage

IN this city, any number of people can take umbrage.

There is, however, a point about which I must take umbrage.

But he's not worried about having to face her if she takes umbrage.

Neighbors who had not yet gone took umbrage at this.

She tried to take umbrage, but instead found herself laughing.

But at the same time, I do not take umbrage in statistics.

I offer money, you'll play the man of honor and take umbrage.

Although this is legal, a few people on the block take umbrage with my doing so.

It was easy to remain out of sight behind Umbrage.

"I take umbrage to charges that some are out to get the President," he said.

Instead, in these pages, the now retired general takes umbrage.

Now, no one can blame either party for taking umbrage at being associated with the other.

I sometimes think you take umbrage on purpose, just to get me upset.

"I know he would take great umbrage at any judge telling him that was abuse."

The captain tried not to smile at that question or take umbrage.

The victim would take umbrage at the mention of her age.

And some of its companies have taken umbrage at the way the foundation has spent their contributions so far.

Because those were the rules of the game, it was seldom that anyone took umbrage.

He's painfully private and takes umbrage with anyone who asks what might be going on inside his head.

He got on very well with the patients, and made them laugh without taking umbrage when they laughed at him.

This time, instead of taking umbrage, Maria nearly trips over herself to get to her daughter's future.

The Chinese, reportedly, take umbrage at the title, to start with.

But those in the backwoods still take umbrage at the term.

To take umbrage is to be considered an infantile response.

Black troops took part in the advance, a point which gave special umbrage to the Germans.