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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Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
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ABC News, 16 May 2026
Some of the Richins' children described waking in fear the day their father died and being mistreated by Kouri Richins in statements read by their counselors.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Activists accused the facility of mistreating the dogs that were being bred for laboratory testing.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 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
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ABC News, 16 May 2026
Some of the Richins' children described waking in fear the day their father died and being mistreated by Kouri Richins in statements read by their counselors.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Activists accused the facility of mistreating the dogs that were being bred for laboratory testing.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 8 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
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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