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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They are mistreated, raped, killed.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
There have been multiple reports of children being mistreated during enforcement operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In prison, she was often severely mistreated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
There have been multiple reports of children being mistreated during enforcement operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
In prison, she was often severely mistreated.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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