Sentence examples for be abused from inspiring English sources

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be abused

verb

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority.

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Can DNA be abused?

The Guardian - Opinion

Discretion will be abused.

The New York Times

It can be abused as well.

Independent

Shareholders' rights continue to be abused.

The Economist

"But anything can be abused.

The New York Times

-How can freedom be abused?

The New York Times

Children may be abused or neglected.

The New Yorker

"Dutch hospitality should no longer be abused".

The New York Times

I know it can be abused.

The New York Times

"I didn't know it could be abused.

The Guardian

I was made to be abused.

The Guardian

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