Example sentences for: abused

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

  • Boys Town rejected John for admission when he was a child, and Tom had been abused and liked to mutilate himself.

  • Italy's competition authority has concluded that Coke abused its dominant market position by preventing retailers from selling Pepsi.

  • While there he was taken with a 7-year-old girl who, he found out, had been sexually abused by her father.

  • Allegations that the United States abused prisoners in its custody make it harder to build the diplomatic, political, and military alliances the government will need.

  • In its tribute issue, the Star reports how the singer used to visit the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center, the place his wife established for abused children.


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