abuse
Example Sentences
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Justice Department, asking authorities to investigate alleged animal abuse on Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“The settlement and general release of claims is a breathtaking abuse of the tax and legal system,” DeBot added.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
“The settlement and general release of claims is a breathtaking abuse of the tax and legal system,” DeBot added.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
"The production should have had specialists in domestic abuse and sexual violence on hand to advise," she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
My imagination boggled at the punishment I would deserve if in fact I did abuse a book of Mrs. Flowers’.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Vocabulary lists containing abuse
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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