Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wronged
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The Marlins victimized the Phillies’ pen with that three-run eighth, which included an RBI single by Otto Lopez, a sacrifice fly by Liam Hicks and an Agustin Ramirez two-out RBI single.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026 -
Cora was the Houston Astros’ bench coach in 2017 when the Dodgers were victimized by a sign-stealing scheme during the World Series, which the Astros won in seven games.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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People were oppressed in that time.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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Communities endured the triple indignity of working on the statues and being both redressed and oppressed by those statues.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Further, the report said the operation harmed Chicago’s civic life, businesses and public trust in law enforcement.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Children were on board the bus at the time, but none were harmed.—
Riley Rourke,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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My body, however, had become an object of desire—I was catcalled, harassed, or groped on the way home from the movies or school.—
Leila Mottley,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Supporters say Assembly Bill 2624, introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, a Bay Area Democrat, aims to protect employees and volunteers at immigration support services facilities from being doxxed or harassed.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kinahan escaped unscathed, but his friend David Byrne was killed in the attack, and McGovern was injured by gunfire.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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The United Nations' Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said in a statement that March saw a 49% jump in civilian casualties versus February, with at least 211 killed and 1,206 injured across the course of the month.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Inside are museum spaces that tell the story of Obama’s Presidency, grounded in the country’s tormented racial history.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In 1976, the Legislature turned the California Coastal Commission into a permanent agency that has tormented property owners and localities ever since.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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Higgins was tortured, interrogated and then was murdered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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After the coup — in the story and in reality — opponents, civilians and those deemed suspicious were regularly kidnapped and tortured.—
Laura Zornosa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Wronged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wronged. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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