Examples of mistreat in a Sentence
They accuse him of mistreating his wife.
She claimed she had been mistreated by the police.
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There's value in giving girls their flowers, especially girls that are almost always mistreated.
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Zhong Lin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
But Schlitz couldn’t ignore that his biracial, Black daughter seemed to be mistreated in comparison to other students.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Their family had accused the Taliban of mistreating the couple, and urged the government to explain why they had been detained.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the court found that prosecutors had not met the burden of proof to show the animals were being neglected or cruelly mistreated.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Zhong Lin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
But Schlitz couldn’t ignore that his biracial, Black daughter seemed to be mistreated in comparison to other students.
—Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Their family had accused the Taliban of mistreating the couple, and urged the government to explain why they had been detained.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the court found that prosecutors had not met the burden of proof to show the animals were being neglected or cruelly mistreated.
—Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mistreat
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“Mistreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistreat. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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