Examples of abused in a Sentence
Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2024
In regard to the guilty plea, prosecutors said Cooper prescribed oxycodone and other highly abused drugs for nearly three years without having contact with the patient, who was in prison.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2024
And Kate Rose Reynolds plays multiple roles, from an abused maid to a king.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024
Wes Welker, another former Patriots wide receiver, compares Brady’s treatment by the team to an abused animal.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
In one case, administrators of one of the abused forums warned users after discovering harmful files were distributed on the platform.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
The images below show some of the postings used to entice people into downloading them and a warning issued by an admin of one of the abused forums.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2023
Jacqueline Holland provides a more nuanced, literary take on the vampire novel in this debut fantasy about an immortal woman attempting to navigate her past in order to help an abused child in her present.
—Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
That film premiered in August 2019 at Telluride and the narrative soon became that no one else could have played the abused and addicted screen icon.
—Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 28 Oct. 2023
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1550, in the meaning defined above
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“Abused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abused. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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