Example Sentences

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In that case, a man had filed a lien against property owned by people he believed had wronged him, including a former IRS commissioner and a former U.S. treasury secretary.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

According to police, the gunman visited their department’s lobby twice this month to make claims that his family had wronged him.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

He realized, Reisig said, that he had to forgive the people he felt had wronged him, professionally and personally.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

His allies credited him with maintaining stability, but his critics said he ruthlessly suppressed opponents and in 2004, he asked for forgiveness from "those he had wronged".

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2020

He sat behind the wheel, glaring at the road as if it had wronged him.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover