Example Sentences
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“The trial court abused its discretion by considering incompetent evidence in support of the temporary injunction,” the three-judge panel wrote.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
The tension on “The French Chef” was about a massacred bûche de noël or whether that roast-chicken-to-come was being abused.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It is the state that has progressively abused the process."
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
"I think we need to anchor it in what the law was intended to do and not the way it has been abused today."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It looked eerily similar in design to the boys’ locker room at Burnt Mill Creek High School, except this one was just a little more battered and abused.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
