6 sentences with 'abused'
Example sentences and phrases with the word abused and other words derived from it.
• « All history, according to Marx, is the history of class struggle. From the ancient pharaohs to the feudal kings and their nobles, the classes of the rich and powerful had always abused and exploited the classes of the poor and weak. »
• « Thus, as Beauvoir described, it was not just that men dominated, patronised and often violently abused women, but that being a woman was the exception to every kind of political theory, philosophy and history ever conceived. Women were, in a sense, not really part of history. »
• « In 1990, with just a few hundred dollars, she founded Child Quest International (CQI), a non-profit organization dedicated to locating and protecting children who are missing, abused or exploited. »
• « Whoever comes to ask for help is welcome: abused women and children, homeless people, alcoholics, drug addicts, the mentally ill, ex-convicts. »
• « Currently, children suspected of being hyperactive are treated with low doses of certain drugs, such as Ritalin, to reduce restlessness and improve attention. However, there can be side effects; critics argue that the use of such drugs is abused. »