abusive
Example Sentences
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In a Spanish-language statement, he called the sanctions "illegal" and "abusive."
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Sean Egan, 46, who had worked in the Aldridge store, near Walsall, for 29 years, said that during the incident in December, he had intervened when a shoplifter became abusive.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
X previously described the search as “an abusive act of law enforcement theater.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Nicchitta made a pitch for legislative change, noting the county was looking to Sacramento to “eliminate loopholes allowing abusive practices by attorneys that inject weak and potentially fraudulent claims into settlement pools.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing abusive
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