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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Gareth Purnell, an attorney representing several former Asheville Academy students, says his firm receives roughly two to three inquiries a day from people who say they were sent off to programs or schools where they were mistreated.
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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 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
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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Rachel Hale, USA Today, 11 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
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 16 May. 2026.
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