exploited

Example Sentences

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She was determined that the land should be preserved rather than exploited.

From Literature

From your telling, your brother took advantage of your father’s faith and ill health, and exploited your trust and the fact that you were busy with your life.

From MarketWatch

In one instance, he exploited a loophole in the rulebook that allowed the Titans to eat up nearly two minutes of clock in the fourth quarter without running any plays, simply by committing presnap penalties.

From The Wall Street Journal

When Alcaraz cramped against Djokovic two years ago, the Serb exploited his lack of movement, and he could do little more than see out the match.

From BBC

Surprise expenses are annoying, and no one likes to feel that their generosity is being exploited.

From MarketWatch