was abusing
- past progressive of abuse.
Example Sentences
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In 2016, Michael sent a cease-and-desist letter to Saks’s management explaining that his mother wasn’t of sound mind and that Kwatra was abusing his position.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
The BBC also asked the Labour Party whether concerns someone with access to party data was abusing it had been reported.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
Freeman added that whether Glas was abusing diplomatic protection is a “separate issue” from the decision to send police to the embassy.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
The court’s direct and indirect responses in many ways only reinforced the central critique—that the court was not just using the shadow docket with greater frequency, but that it was abusing it.
From Slate ● May 24, 2023
It was abusing French hospitality in Madagascar for a very long period.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho
