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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But Lively did believe she had been harassed and mistreated on set, the filing claims, making the defamation accusation false.
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
The largest share of pending complaints — about 6,000 — were related to students with disabilities who feel they’ve been mistreated or unfairly denied help at school, according to a ProPublica analysis of department data.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Black models confided in her, sharing stories of their hair being damaged, mistreated, or outright ignored by stylists unfamiliar with their textures.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
In a series of posts on X Monday (March 17), the star clapped back at critics of her new music before calling out the way Black women have historically been mistreated.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2025
The largest share of pending complaints — about 6,000 — were related to students with disabilities who feel they’ve been mistreated or unfairly denied help at school, according to a ProPublica analysis of department data.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025
Black models confided in her, sharing stories of their hair being damaged, mistreated, or outright ignored by stylists unfamiliar with their textures.
—Lyric Christian, Essence, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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