abuse
Example Sentences
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Police forces are being offered specialist support from a new national democracy protection unit to deal with the rising level of threats and abuse facing MPs.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
In an interview with the Journal, an official said the state terminated Piece by Piece because of its alleged abuse of Indiana taxpayers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
In November, we had the first version of the current guideline, against writing new articles with LLMs, which sadly didn’t apply to existing articles, where most of the abuse was.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Although Hatami understands the reasoning behind SB 1437, he believes the law should be amended to exempt child abuse cases.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
“I hope you did not abuse your horses just to reach this old body.”
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
