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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More recently, in June of last year, thirty-four senators sent a letter to Andy Jassy, the C.E.O. of Amazon, addressing allegations that the company mistreated drivers in its Delivery Service Partner program.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
This is not the singer’s first time being accused of mistreating animals.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 May 2025
In recent years, AI data training companies have been accused of mistreating workers abroad in Kenya and elsewhere.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The allegation that Afrikaners were being mistreated was at the center of an executive order Trump issued days later that cut all U.S. assistance to South Africa.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 May 2025
This is not the singer’s first time being accused of mistreating animals.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 28 May 2025
In recent years, AI data training companies have been accused of mistreating workers abroad in Kenya and elsewhere.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
The allegation that Afrikaners were being mistreated was at the center of an executive order Trump issued days later that cut all U.S. assistance to South Africa.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mistreat
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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