Sentence examples for been abridged from inspiring English sources
verb
To deprive; to cut off.
By being treated differently, the owners said, their right to equal protection of the law has been abridged.
Hertzberg writes that thus far "no citizen's freedom of speech, expression, or association has been abridged by [the programs] in any identifiable way".
Mason asserts that his rights as a human being have been abridged because he is considered "a guy with a big mouth".
The settlement was announced by the Justice Department, which agreed that the girl's religious liberties had been abridged by the school's dress policy.
"There may be cases of juror bias so extreme that, almost by definition, the jury trial right has been abridged," she wrote.
But to my regret, the "A to Z of Ingredients" has been abridged to make room for the lavishly illustrated recipes that occupy roughly half the oversize volume.
My freedom is being abridged!
Letters selected may be abridged.
Those selected may be abridged.
Letters selected for publication may be abridged.
What untold stories are abridged here?
