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Example sentences for: abuse

How can you use “abuse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Many of the children are victims of abuse or live in unstable homes.
He ruled that Microsoft is a monopoly, that it has abused its monopoly power, and that this abuse has harmed consumers.
Blasphemy and profanity , for instance, are differentiated on the grounds that the former treats “(something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt,” while the latter “is an attack on religion or religious doctrine.”
Some have claimed that the amendment goes so far as to require the government to be watchful and intervene against child abuse.
Abuse of women must be punished.