How to Use verbal abuse in a Sentence
verbal abuse
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Members of the crowd hurled threats and verbal abuse at the officers.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2024
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Members of the Yeezy team experienced verbal abuse, burnout, and low morale, and many quit their jobs.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
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Long hours, student loan debt, verbal abuse from angry owners and the emotional toll of the job all play a part.
—Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Apr. 2023
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Others saw signs of physical or verbal abuse and said red flags were raised to police and state social services over the years.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2024
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Greenlee said this often leads to verbal abuse from customers.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2024
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Among the demands of the union is the right to defend themselves against customer aggression, as well as freedom from verbal abuse from colleagues.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
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Bell was also accused of physical and verbal abuse by an ex-girlfriend in 2020.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2024
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The study was put out by Words Matter, a charity devoted to ending verbal abuse.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
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Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room.
—Sejal Parekh, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
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Some complained about the verbal abuse to Adidas higher-ups, according to several members of the team.
—Megan Twohey, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Christians in the Old City are regularly the target of spitting and verbal abuse by Orthodox Jews.
—Lauren Izso, Brahim Dahman and Ibrahim Hazboun, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
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But in recent times, the value of goods as well as the severity of offenses, often involving verbal abuse, have jumped.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2023
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Taylor had filed for divorce the month prior, citing physical and verbal abuse.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
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During pregame infield practice, Robinson was taking his usual verbal abuse from the crowd.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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The two split in July 2011 after Taylor filed for divorce, citing physical and verbal abuse.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
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In a separate incident in 2020, Bell was accused of physical and verbal abuse by an ex-girlfriend.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
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The project was previously being produced by Joel Silver but Silver was fired in November over claims of verbal abuse.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
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Others empathized with her for having to endure verbal abuse and hostile behavior from her father.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 22 June 2023
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After all, as the Bravo editors helpfully remind us, Rachel has also gone on podcasts to accuse James of verbal abuse.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2024
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By 2020, the Shockers had fully melted down with eight players in the transfer portal and coach Gregg Marshall ousted amid allegations of physical and verbal abuse.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
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After the match, racist comments were left on the 25-year-old Upamecano’s Instagram page, including verbal abuse and monkey and gorilla emojis.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 15 Feb. 2024
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Kitchens are a notoriously difficult environment to be immersed in, and more and more people are opting out of the low pay, grueling hours, and verbal abuse that have come to define back-of-house work.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
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Cam Newbauer resigned during the summer of 2021 after allegation of mental and verbal abuse.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
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Receiving verbal abuse is part of a professional athlete’s job, especially on the road.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
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Less than a week after the proposal, what had previously been verbal abuse became physical.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
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Women’s Life in Spanish Soccer: More than a dozen women described sexism ranging from paternalism to verbal abuse.
—Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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Amazon, which is backing the feature, is in negotiations to tap Jules Daly to replace Joel Silver after the streaming giant parted ways with the veteran moviemaker over claims of verbal abuse.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
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Hate incidents consist of verbal abuse, harassment, bullying and other behavior that is hate-motivated but doesn’t rise to the level of a crime.
—Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
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This stressful home environment can trigger strong negative emotions in caregivers and lead to physical and verbal abuse.
—Dr. Robert Glatter and Dr. Peter J Papadakos, TIME, 2 May 2024
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The Pages revealed Dylan subjected Ashley to relentless harassing death threats and threatening verbal abuse, including up to 70 text messages a day at times.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024
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