Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wronged
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Police say right now there is no evidence that any students have been victimized or received inappropriate communications from the individual.—
Paul Burton,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Anyone with information about her whereabouts, or who believes their homeowners association may have been victimized in a similar way, is asked to contact the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Much of progressive ideological frameworks tend to divide the world into oppressors and oppressed.—
Arie Perliger,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Jackson was an ambassador of hope for the oppressed, who met with kings and queens and presidents and dictators and clergy of all the great religions.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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When one of us is unduly harmed, we are all inevitably diminished.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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While out on bond in 2023, authorities allege that Hunsucker staged his own kidnapping and intimidated and harassed his late wife's parents.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The following year, the club were made aware of footage of two male Bournemouth supporters intervening after witnessing a woman being harassed on public transport.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Trump implemented a program offering migration and asylum to white Afrikaners who feel persecuted in South Africa.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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For years, deportations could be indefinitely delayed if an immigrant successfully argued that they’d be tortured or persecuted if they were returned home.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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They were seriously injured and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Doubts about the durability of the ceasefire arose just hours after the announcement as a round of intense Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed and injured hundreds.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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As Amadeus’ brilliance continues to flourish in spite of his personal demons, a questionable reputation and scepticism from the conservative court, Salieri becomes increasingly tormented by this apparent divine gift.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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She is tormented by the fact that the june bug seems entirely unconcerned about becoming bait or being deported.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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Two others who authorities say have tortured their children await their courtroom fates after being hit with dozens of abuse counts.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Schiller was tortured endlessly.—
Troy Roberts,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Wronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wronged. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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