Below you will find example sentences with "physical abuse". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Physical Abuse in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: abuse
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 16
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

physical abuse

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • physical can mean: Of medicine. Common word
  • abuse can mean: Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

abuse and physical abuse 1× cases of physical abuse and 76 1× cases outnumbered physical abuse cases which 1× emotional abuse physical abuse sexual abuse 1× engaged in physical abuse of lee 1× for physical abuse the police 1× had faced physical abuse in the 1× inappropriate touching physical abuse and threats 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fellow former 1× american rapper and 1× behaviours they have 1× bully behaviour can 1× children feel safe 1× financial exploitation came 1×

Common sentence endings:

and physical abuse 2× and economic abuse 1× and mental abuse 1× any physical abuse 1× at the delays 1× child behavioural issues 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

cases 7× sexual 6× verbal 5× reported 5× child 5× victim 3× family 3× emotional 2× economic 2× neglect 2× day 2× behaviour 2×

Related phrases

child abuse sexual abuse domestic abuse physical distancing substance abuse physical therapy drug abuse physical activity elder abuse physical education

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around abuse:

child abuse 20× substance abuse 18× drug abuse 16× elder abuse 11×

Just before it in the phrase index:

phrasal categories photos app photo taken photo shoot phone calls phone call

Just after it in the phrase index:

physical activity physical characteristics physical copies physical distancing physical education physical fitness

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

physical distancing physical therapy physical activity physical education physical properties physical therapist

Same ending:

child abuse sexual abuse domestic abuse substance abuse drug abuse elder abuse

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "physical abuse" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as abuse and physical abuse, cases of physical abuse and 76, cases, sexual and verbal stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, child abuse, substance abuse and drug abuse, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with physical abuse

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The total includes reported of neglect, child sexual abuse, physical abuse and mental abuse. (14 words)

Financial exploitation came third on the list of complaints, following psychological abuse and physical abuse. (15 words)

This may involve physical violence, but teen relationships can be abusive without any physical abuse. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Children feel safe when they can count on their caregivers to consistently meet their physical needs (food, shelter, protecting them from physical abuse or harm) and emotional needs (noticing their feelings, comforting them when they’re distressed). (37 words)

Whether sexual abuse, physical abuse, pregnancy out of wedlock, family suicide, an incarcerated family member, alcoholism or drug addiction (yes, pharmaceutical drug addiction was common back to World War I. It existed in my own family. (36 words)

American rapper and music executive Sean Combs, aka Diddy, and his estranged girlfriend, singer Cassie have reached a settlement a day after she filed an explosive lawsuit alleging rape and physical abuse against the legendary rapper. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

These examples fall within five categories: verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse and economic abuse.

The total includes reported of neglect, child sexual abuse, physical abuse and mental abuse.

The day before, the victim said they had faced physical abuse in the home, separate from her allegations of sexual abuse.

Behaviours they have been issued for include racial abuse, religious harassment, throwing vomit and faeces, anti-social/aggressive behaviour, spitting, sexually-inappropriate touching, physical abuse and threats to staff.

Whether sexual abuse, physical abuse, pregnancy out of wedlock, family suicide, an incarcerated family member, alcoholism or drug addiction (yes, pharmaceutical drug addiction was common back to World War I. It existed in my own family.

Financial exploitation came third on the list of complaints, following psychological abuse and physical abuse.

For physical abuse, the police reported 218 cases, while for economic abuse, they registered 71 cases.

Neglect cases outnumbered physical abuse cases, which totaled 23, for the first time since the committee began surveying child abuse resulting in death for fiscal 2003.

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Bully behaviour can manifest in physical abuse, verbal abuse, relational bullying, such as excluding the victim, spreading rumours or getting others to hurt the victim.

Pacheco states in the documents that Renner has a long history of substance abuse and verbal and physical abuse.

She wrote that she had experienced racism and ‘occurrences of verbal abuse and hate’ in the past, but ‘never thought that physical abuse of this nature’ would happen to her.

The surveys revealed a similar pattern, with 35per cent of women reporting physical abuse, verbal abuse or stigma or discrimination during childbirth.

He argued that the abuse results in the perpetuation of greater physical abuse such as beatings from parents, who are supposed to protect their children.

Morgan’s restraining order does not allege he engaged in physical abuse of Lee, but that he isolated him from associates, friends and relatives, which is considered a form of elder abuse.

There were 124 reported cases of child sexual abuse last year, followed by 77 cases of physical abuse and 76 reported cases of child behavioural issues.

While it was Wright who performed most, if not all, of the physical abuse of the child, Moseley was almost always around and never reported the abuse.

This may involve physical violence, but teen relationships can be abusive without any physical abuse.

Children feel safe when they can count on their caregivers to consistently meet their physical needs (food, shelter, protecting them from physical abuse or harm) and emotional needs (noticing their feelings, comforting them when they’re distressed).

A fellow former pupil of Edinburgh Academy who survived sexual and physical abuse by Wares was furious at the delays.

American rapper and music executive Sean Combs, aka Diddy, and his estranged girlfriend, singer Cassie have reached a settlement a day after she filed an explosive lawsuit alleging rape and physical abuse against the legendary rapper.

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