abusive
Example Sentences
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Nicchitta made a pitch for legislative change, noting the county was looking to Sacramento to “eliminate loopholes allowing abusive practices by attorneys that inject weak and potentially fraudulent claims into settlement pools.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
These measures, enacted by more than half the states, shielded children from a discredited and abusive practice that fails to achieve its aims while inflicting serious, lasting psychological harms.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The parents weren’t found to be abusive, and their daughter was eventually returned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Greenpeace categorically rejects the accusations, denouncing the proceedings as abusive and a means to silence dissent.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
“You can say anything you want if you don’t get abusive about it. I just don’t feel like a workout this morning. I mean it.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
Vocabulary lists containing abusive
Workshop 1, Part 1
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ive, -ative, -itive
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