abusing
- present participle of abuse.
Example Sentences
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The commission, the 27-nation bloc's antitrust regulator, had accused Google of abusing the popularity of its Android operating system to restrict competition.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
The European Commission originally fined Google 4.34 billion euros in 2018 for abusing its dominant position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A federal jury in Manhattan in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll and ordered him to pay $5 million in damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Far from abusing the courts with frivolous appeals, the exonerees we interviewed described being thwarted at every attempt due to appellate and postconviction processes that prioritize procedural regularity over the substance of their innocence claims.
From Slate ● May 29, 2026
Many musicians thought that conductors were abusing their power and playing favorites.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
