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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Having two more women from the production allegedly claim they were likewise mistreated by the director could push the saga from being perceived as a bitter feud into literal #MeToo territory.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The passengers survive a terrible storm before landing where they will be mistreated.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus Garvey, who family members and advocates argued was mistreated for decades.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Chinese social media was awash with wild allegations that the Memphis Zoo had mistreated its pandas as a deliberate snub to China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The passengers survive a terrible storm before landing where they will be mistreated.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Ex-President Joe Biden used his waning hours in office in part to issue a posthumous pardon for Black civil rights icon Marcus Garvey, who family members and advocates argued was mistreated for decades.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Chinese social media was awash with wild allegations that the Memphis Zoo had mistreated its pandas as a deliberate snub to China.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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