How to pronounce abused
Listen to abused in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“abused” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 165 American · 563 British · 42 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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abused, because she was psychologically abused.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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abused and nearly a quarter physically abused.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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abused, many sexually abused as teenagers, and abused over and over again as adults.
Dept of Justice · hear it here
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abused, abused, abused, eventually they tend to cremate and blow up and that's the end of
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
Why real speech
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