abuse
Example Sentences
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Buckingham Palace in October said "their majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been and will remain with the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse".
From BBC
She may be a conniving opportunist; she may be an abused and desperate woman simply hoping for a better life.
Baroness Helena Kennedy KC was among seven parliamentarians sanctioned by China in 2021 for accusing the country of human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority.
From BBC
“It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control. The ICE Officer was calm and cool, not an easy thing to be under those circumstances!”
From Salon
As Ms. Oyeyemi trains her sharp, unsettling wit on the familiar spectacle of a woman set up as a target for abuse, the novel begins to sing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
