Read full poem →So thy old shadow must a tyrant be.
Tnou'st heard the knave, abusing those in power,
Bawl freedom loud and then oppress the free;
Dictionary Entry
To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert
In a Sentence
“He abused his authority.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “abusing”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →health, is just as true. Let us, then, endeavor to use
this world as not abusing it. Under the influence of
Christian principle, let us cultivate a spirit of physical,