3913 examples of abused in sentences

Almost the only interesting feature retained in this cruelly abused building is the figure of a pedler with his pack and dog (on the third window of the north aisle) who left "Pedlar's Acre" to the parish, on condition of his figure being always preserved on one of the church windows.

Sinong, the abused cochero, who had driven him to San Diego, happened to be in Manila at that time and called to give him all the news.

If passion, up to a certain point, explained the fault, yet a man of his age and in his situation was rendering himself contemptible by persisting in wrecking the happiness of the young relative whose trustfulness he abused.

He scolded and abused, got all wrought up, and wept himself; what didn't he do!

We women couldn't live without cunning, because we're the weaker sex, and abused on all sides.

But thou perhapps seekst voluntary pennance, Meaninge to perishe in a frozen clyme Because thou hast abused thy former blessings; Thy gameinge humor hath beene like a fyer.

But you see I hadn't found that out in '41, and so I sat in the corner, and felt very much abused.

During the operation they cuffed him from time to time with great heartiness, and abused him for a "tief!a hoss steal!a rascal!" Kenton remained in this painful position throughout the night, looking forward to certain death, and most probably torture, as soon as he should reach their town.

In the Philippines, at least, many years having elapsed since the natives peaceably submitted to the dominion of the king, every motive has ceased that could formerly, and in a certain degree, justify the indulgence so much abused, at the same time that no plausible pretext whatever exists for its further continuation.

Granting that in some particular instances, real causes of complaint might have existed, yet in the end, what does it matter if here and there a religious character has abused the confidence reposed in him, as long as the spirit by which the generality of them are actuated, corresponds to the sanctity of their state, and is besides conformable to the views of government?

I speak not of our times all this while, we have good, honest, virtuous men and women, whom fame, zeal, fear of God, religion and superstition contains: and yet for all that, we have many knights of this order, so dubbed by their wives, many good women abused by dissolute husbands.

[6460]"Ecstasy is a taste of future happiness, by which we are united unto God, a divine melancholy, a spiritual wing," Bonaventure terms it, to lift us up to heaven; but as it is abused, a mere dotage, madness, a cause and symptom of religious melancholy.

Yet a singular caprice of fortune, or, it would be more proper to say, a melancholy visitation of Providence, before the end of the following year led Fox to carry his championship of the same Prince who had so abused his confidence to the length of pronouncing the most extravagant eulogies on his principles, and on his right to the confidence and respect of the nation at large.

Nothing more absurd had ever been said since language was first abused for the delusion of mankind.

A war with Veii was then begun: the Volscians also renewed hostilities; but, while their strength was almost more than sufficient for foreign wars, they only abused it by contending among themselves.

The men were slaughtered on the way, the women and girls, with the exception of the old, the ugly and those who are still children, have been abused by Turkish soldiers and officers....

These establishments, if ever sanctioned by any authority whatever, which is not believed, have abused their trust and forfeited all claim to consideration.

This right was so powerful, that it even applied itself to the lower orders, and its violation was considered the most odious crime; thus, in the thirteenth century, the King of Aragon was severely abused by all persons and all classes, because in spite of this

My waggoner always wanted every one to give him the road; if they did not do so, he abused them.

Generally, throughout the state, the African is an abused, a monstrously outraged creature."See

Hence it is true, with hardly an exception, that arbitrary power is abused in proportion as it is desired.

229; Prince's Digest, 446, &c.] From the nature of the casefrom the laws of mind, such power, so intensely desired, griped with such a death-clutch, and with such fierce spurnings of all curtailment or restraint, cannot but be abused.

The United States is short on timber today because our fathers and forefathers abused our forests.

If presisted in the court had option and power to declare free the abused slave.

They were greatly mortified at the inability of their army to oppose our advance, and frequently abused the Rebel Government without stint.

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