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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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Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
The conflict laid bare just how little had changed in the country in that time, and how small of a price some men paid for allegations of mistreating women.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
The 53-year-old businessman has made clear that he felt mistreated when Democrats, including Biden, criticized him or failed to acknowledge his achievements.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The film follows an elderly man who goes undercover in a nursing home to investigate claims that a resident was being mistreated.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
The conflict laid bare just how little had changed in the country in that time, and how small of a price some men paid for allegations of mistreating women.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
The 53-year-old businessman has made clear that he felt mistreated when Democrats, including Biden, criticized him or failed to acknowledge his achievements.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The film follows an elderly man who goes undercover in a nursing home to investigate claims that a resident was being mistreated.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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