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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Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, tax collector Tina Koren is facing criminal charges for allegedly using her role to harass and mistreat her neighbors, officials said Wednesday.
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Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities—which will cause many officers to leave rather than stay and be mistreated, and many potential officers not to enlist to begin with.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In the film, Reeves portrays Reef Hawk, a superstar actor who realizes he's been mistreating people around him for decades after an anonymous extortionist threatens to publish a video of him that would ruin his career.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Since his release, Hernandez has claimed he was severely mistreated at the maximum security detention center.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities—which will cause many officers to leave rather than stay and be mistreated, and many potential officers not to enlist to begin with.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
In the film, Reeves portrays Reef Hawk, a superstar actor who realizes he's been mistreating people around him for decades after an anonymous extortionist threatens to publish a video of him that would ruin his career.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
Since his release, Hernandez has claimed he was severely mistreated at the maximum security detention center.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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