ill-treat
Example Sentences
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In these quotations, to vanquish foes and destroy enemies does not mean to ill-treat others in any way, or even to seek victory over them in a traditional sense.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2019
He did not ill-treat her, far from it.
From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth
He did not ill-treat the lady, though left all alone with her.
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
Only that he had been merciful, this young lord would not have been able to scorn him and ill-treat him as he had done.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
The Marquis de Gange knows better than to ill-treat his wife.
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
