How to Use mistreat in a Sentence

mistreat

verb

• She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
• They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
• In recent days, unnamed former staffers had accused him and his wife of mistreating staff who worked in his congressional office.
  — Laura Vozzella and Jenna Portnoy, chicagotribune.com, 29 May 2018
• Black has twice been investigated by the state for mistreating employees.
  — Craig Harris, azcentral, 8 June 2018
• Other than afford you the honor and privilege to serve alongside some of the most noble men and women that this city has to offer, how have you been mistreated?
  — Monique Judge, The Root, 6 June 2018
• Most likely, this ends in a settlement Brown appears to have a compelling argument that he was badly mistreated.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 19 June 2018
• Yet to believe he has been mistreated by the NCAA requires only a cursory glance at the case.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 30 May 2018
• No one is suggesting that Nikias knew that Tyndall, who worked at the health center for three decades, had been accused over the years of mistreating young patients.
  — Robin Abcarian, latimes.com, 23 May 2018
• This isn’t the first time Shiloh has faced allegations of mistreating children under its supervision.
  — Brooke Bunce, Teen Vogue, 20 June 2018
• Another wrote that the restaurant was under pressure from inadequate staffing, and the manager was fed up with being mistreated by customers.
  — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 6 June 2018
• Combs alleged that his son, who played on the UCLA football team, was mistreated, according to media reports.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 30 May 2018
• Of course, a symbolic act of solidarity with people of color mistreated by the criminal justice system seems a little off brand for Trump.
  — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 24 May 2018
• Investigators had uncovered that the dogs were being grossly neglected and mistreated, with animals crowded and sometimes crushed to death in small cages, fed moldy food, and left to languish in their own waste.
  — Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
• Don’t exploit or mistreat the refugee, the orphan, and the widow.
  — Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022
• When somebody mistreats you, go out of your way to be kind.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2019
• At the time, the owner of the ship denied having mistreated the crew in any way.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• She was mistreated and abused in every way shape and form there was.
  — Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• Oliver was sentenced for one of the counts -- for mistreating her 12-year-old.
  — oregonlive.com, 26 June 2019
• Hilton and others at the protest vowed to push forward until all schools that mistreat youth are shut down.
  — Brady McCombs and Lindsay Whitehurst, Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
• If forgotten or mistreated, the dead turn against the people who are meant to take care of them.
  — Carlo Gabuco, National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2019
• The lawsuit is the latest to accuse the county of mistreating inmates at the jail.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 10 July 2019
• When a foreigner resides among you in a land, do not mistreat them.
  — Jon Kelvey, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 July 2019
• The move came after some over the years criticized him for mistreating his artists.
  — Jonathan Landrum Jr., Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• When asked about the #MeToo movement, Vanessa said she's been mistreated and has learned how to stand up for herself.
  — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 3 Jan. 2020
• The stunt was meant to support critics of SeaWorld who assert that the park mistreats its orcas.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• The Supreme Court doesn’t want to see people mistreated like this in their final moments.
  — Jessica Gresko, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
• Is there a saying about those who are confused about history and doomed to mistreat it?
  — wsj.com, 11 May 2023
• There were other children living in the house, but there were no signs they had been mistreated, Corbin said.
  — Fox News, 16 Nov. 2019
• She was mistreated, held back from going to school, and forced to work for the family who was hosting her.
  — Caterina Clerici & Eléonore Hamelin, Marie Claire, 1 Feb. 2019
• An Israeli court convicted an officer and five soldiers for their roles in mistreating the two men.
  — Sean Keane, ABC News, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024