Sentences with abuse
a·buse
A a - ...investigation of alleged child abuse.
- I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off.
- India lodges counter-claim of abuse against the Australians during Harbhajan Singh's racial discrimination hearing.
- Pope Benedict calls the sexual abuse of children by priests a 'sin within the church,' as he travels to Portugal for a four-day visit.
- What went on here was an abuse of power. [+ of]
- Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven. [be VERB-ed]
- The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests after meeting with the Pope.
- Sexual abuse of children is contributing to high suicide rates among young Aborigines.
- He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers. [be VERB-ed]
- He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position. [VERB noun]
- The noun is pronounced (əbjuːs ). The verb is pronounced (əbjuːz ).
- To abuse a privilege
- Dickens was careful to castigate abuses which were being reformed.
- Or is it some abuse, and no such thing?
- The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of abuse, came to blows.
- This principle (if we may so abuse the word) shot rapidly into popularity
- And I would have things to say to this God at the judgement, storming at him, as Job stormed with the eloquence of the abused heart.
- Believe me, sir, he hath been abused, grossly abused to you.
- To abuse one's authority.
- To abuse a horse; to abuse one's eyesight.
- The abuse of privileges.
- The officer heaped abuse on his men.
- The child was subjected to cruel abuse.
- The abuses of a totalitarian regime.