abuse
verb (used with object)
to use wrongly or improperly; misuse.
unabused
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a word derived from
abuse.
Example Sentences
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Yet some artists still have an eye for unabused natural beauty, whether viewed sweepingly or in close-up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
The sentiment was fostered and encouraged in them by the unscrupulous spirits of discontent, who knew that anarchy could never prosper while learning and virtue remained unabused.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Francis A. (Francis Aloysius) Cunningham
Your confidence in me, sir, has been unlimited, and I can truly affirm unabused.
From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving
He had followed the other's career, a career full of success unabused, of power grandly used, of responsibility lifted with a will.
From The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Their confidence went unabused; Richard adhered to his parole and never touched them.
From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis
