- present participle of abuse.
abusing
Example Sentences
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In his report last month, Barofsky accused Fain of abusing his office by pressuring Boyer to advocate for a bonus for employees of a training center jointly run by the union and Stellantis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The commission, the EU's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Black denied ever abusing a woman, or being with an underage woman, or sex trafficking, or paying Epstein for access to women, or being blackmailed by him.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
They contended that the effort was a fraud upon the court, a collusive arrangement abusing the judicial system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Many musicians thought that conductors were abusing their power and playing favorites.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
