Sentence examples for subjected to physical from inspiring English sources

Children were rarely subjected to physical punishment.

"I was subjected to physical abuse," laughs McDowell.

In a 40-minute ordeal he was subjected to physical, sexual, religious and verbal abuse.

Approximately 1.9 million women are subjected to physical assaults of one kind or another every year.

No child should ever be subjected to physical abuse for any reason.

Inmates in Brooklyn were subjected to physical and verbal abuse, the report found.

Captives at Abu Ghraib were subjected to physical and psychological distress, sexual abuse and humiliation.

During his detention, he was subjected to physical and psychological torture, including sexual harassment and degrading treatment.

"For more than 40 years, Turkish Cypriots have been subjected to physical and economic deprivation and debilitating uncertainty," he said.

One in three lesbians and gay men have been subjected to physical assault because of their sexuality.

He says he is still being subjected to physical abuse and may not come out of Guantánamo Bay alive.