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Examples of mistreat in a Sentence
They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
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The largest case against the city over the LAPD’s actions in 2020 — a class-action lawsuit representing hundreds of protesters who allege they were injured, improperly detained and otherwise mistreated — is still pending.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Many different groups feel that they are being mistreated when their specific circumstances and histories are taken into account.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Many different groups feel that they are being mistreated when their specific circumstances and histories are taken into account.
—Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022
See all Example Sentences for mistreat
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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