How to Use wronged in a Sentence

wronged

adjective

• Again and again, with the passion of a wronged man, Roth emphasized that his life had nothing to do with the material in most of his books.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 May 2018
• The secret is that an apology is never really for the wronged party.
  — Jaya Saxena, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2017
• Christopher’s father is a wronged man, unwilling to let go of bitterness.
  — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2017
• But Offset’s move is arguably worse than the big public proposal move, because Cardi is the wronged party here.
  — Constance Grady, Vox, 17 Dec. 2018
• In the ensuing months, the president has often invoked the case at fiery rallies, insisting that Kavanaugh was the wronged party.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2019
• The wronged husband took the couple to court to end the affair and in retaliation the stonemason placed the horned bull facing the shop to remind the baker who his wife really desired.
  — Michael Democker, NOLA.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• In situations like those, a post-nup can try to protect against future betrayals of trust by transferring ownership of assets to the wronged partner.
  — Jenna Sauers, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Mar. 2017
• But the most stunning performance comes from Pugh, who ignited 2017’s Lady Macbeth with her chilling portrayal of a wronged woman exacting her revenge on the world of men.
  — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 20 June 2019
• If a wronged party isn’t willing to participate, the court isn’t likely to take up an offender’s case—although in some circumstances, Sheehan said, a victim may be able to send a representative in their place.
  — Yana Kunichoff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2017
• But legal experts say Theranos isn’t the only potentially wronged party here.
  — Nick Stockton, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2015
• Though the victims themselves may be gone, their families remember — and generations with no firsthand experience of violence may still feel wronged.
  — Leonid Peisakhin, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
• Indeed, parents especially anticipated prompting apologies following accidental mishaps that involved their children's peers (and not parents themselves as the wronged parties).
  — Craig Smith, CNN, 1 Nov. 2017

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