Words similar to abusive

Example sentences for: abusive

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

Trent Lott recently called the agency "intrusive, abusive, and out of control."
We must secure our freedoms against potentially abusive officials seeking “rents” by pursuing their own bureaucratic interests.
an ugly episode" says Hume; "abusive," agrees Williams.
In domestic violence situations involving married clients, the victims need to legally sever their marital relationship with their abusive spouses in order to move on with their lives, Figgins said, and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid provides the expertise to accomplish that.
But for every client who received help fighting negligent landlords, abusive husbands or federal benefit program administrators, four others did not.