exploitative

Example Sentences

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After it was published, the Neelemans angrily denied their marriage was unhappy or exploitative, but many readers weren’t convinced.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

"It leaves me with a pit in my stomach. It's disgusting, it's depraved, it's exploitative, it's utterly disrespectful."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“Some companies are using consumer data in a way that generates real value, but others use it in more exploitative ways,” Liu-Thompkins said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

The result is a much more somber, ruminative exploration of morality in governmental authority than the stylish violence of “Il Divo” and exploitative raunch of “Loro.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Saidy added that the media were exploitative in publishing the most hideous of Bobby’s statements, that the press should leave him alone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady