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The phrase "abused him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing mistreatment or harm inflicted on someone, whether physically, emotionally, or verbally.
Example: "The investigation revealed that he had abused him for years, leaving deep emotional scars."
Alternatives: "mistreated him" or "hurt him."
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Ian O'Connor: The Jets used Tebow, and then abused him.
They verbally abused him and even threatened to kill him.
He told me his parents had abused him".
He told her his parents had abused him.
Moreover, one of her lovers sexually abused him.
The girl who had abused him in the E.T.U. had survived but remained unstable.
Although she took the boy back, Saddam's new stepfather apparently despised and abused him.
She then abused him and other students who tried to take his side.
Wearing an imposing monster costume and stilts, he takes revenge on those who abused him.
That boy, now in his late 20s, testified last week that Mr. Sandusky had abused him.
My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.
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