wrongfully
Example Sentences
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The suit also claims Said was wrongfully terminated from ABC News in 2025 after dealing with mental health issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That decision made Brooks eligible for up to $480,000 under a program created by Louisiana lawmakers to pay those wrongfully convicted in a state with one of the highest rates of overturned guilty verdicts.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
Chen is currently the only US citizen designated as "wrongfully detained".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A number of Americans previously considered wrongfully detained in China have been freed, including in swaps engineered between Beijing and Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“My sister and I were wrongfully taken from Rhode Island. I mean to get us back there.”
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
