Sentence examples of "abusing" in English

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You are abusing your authority. Du missbrauchst deine Autorität.
The king abused his power. Der König missbrauchte seine Macht.
Mary's husband abused her. Marys Mann hat sie missbraucht.
Tom was abused by his father. Tom wurde von seinem Vater missbraucht.
He must have abused the privilege. Er muss das Privileg missbraucht haben.
How long, O Catiline, will you abuse our patience? Wie lange noch, Catilina, wirst du unsere Geduld missbrauchen?
The dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content. Der Diktator hat seine Privilegien nach Herzenslust missbraucht.
He was arrested for abusing public funds. Er wurde wegen Missbrauchs öffentlicher Mittel verhaftet.
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