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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Activists who have accused Ridglan of mistreating the dogs broke into the facility last month in an effort to remove beagles that were being bred for laboratory testing.
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Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Daily Mail, which obtained a copy the new lawsuit Friday, reported that Juana Delgado Soto alleges that Jenner failed to intervene to stop other staff from mistreating her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Last year, a Dane County judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms after former employees testified that dogs were being mistreated, including having eye surgeries performed on them without general anesthesia.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 1 May 2026
The Daily Mail, which obtained a copy the new lawsuit Friday, reported that Juana Delgado Soto alleges that Jenner failed to intervene to stop other staff from mistreating her.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Last year, a Dane County judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms after former employees testified that dogs were being mistreated, including having eye surgeries performed on them without general anesthesia.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
That says a lot about Michael rescuing other people who felt that they were being abused, mistreated.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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