abusing

Example Sentences

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Freedman blasted the motion as “one of the most abhorrent examples of abusing our legal system.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

“That sort of thing to get away from special interest groups having an ax to grind then and then, abusing the corporate governance process for their ends,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The prime minister's spokesman said the Home Office and the regulator, the Immigration Advice Authority, were working to ensure "anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Last year, Apple lost a lawsuit in London for abusing its dominant position and charging excessive commissions on its in-house App Store.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The Germans are upset at stories that Czechs and Poles are abusing ethnic Germans living in Czechoslovakia and Poland.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti