Sentence examples for could be abusive from inspiring English sources

I literally didn't know that people could be abusive.

It was always thus: Ted Williams could be abusive of his fans, and even the sainted DiMaggio was, at times, unsaintly.

He could be abusive; he hit a former wife in the face with a pistol for smiling in her sleep and he was estranged from his eldest son.

He was raised largely by his mother, who he said could be abusive, according to several news media accounts over the years.

"When he was getting high, he could be abusive at times," Wright says.

From there, a nonjudgmental assessment can be put together with tactful conclusions, such as, "What you are describing to me sounds like it could be abusive behavior".

He could also be abusive to the women in his life.

The tribunal also noted that the doctor "was working on a daily basis with patients from a very deprived area, with a high rate of drug and alcohol abuse, who could be difficult, abusive, aggressive and manipulative".

A blow that leaves a bruise, welt or swelling, or requires medical attention, could be judged abusive.

She said it was wrong to believe that someone could be an abusive and violent partner, while also being a great parent, because children who witnessed verbal and physical abuse were always affected by it.

Before starting clozapine, the patient was stable but could be verbally abusive toward staff at times.