Example Sentences

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Now Mars has previously sued tech companies that have mistreated him, but Tether’s terms of service say that they can’t be held liable.

From The Verge • Aug. 16, 2021

“I apologize to the people I have mistreated and hurt,” Batali said in a statement obtained by Eater.

From Fox News • May 23, 2019

“I apologize to the people I have mistreated and hurt,” Batali said in a statement to The Post about each of the allegations.

From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2017

Don’t open with “I think my ex might have mistreated you too—want to talk about it?”

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2016

"Are you the boy who is said to have mistreated the American flag on the school grounds at Chestnut Hill?"

From The Flag by Greene, Homer