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

If you ill-treat me, George, papa must have something to do with it.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

They did not plunder or ill-treat the people, but they cared nothing for town life or for agricultural pursuits, and as they passed onward they left the country bare.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various

I care for their marches, for their wants and food, and protect their women and boys if they ill-treat them; and I do nothing of this.

From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Churchill, Seton

They ceased to ill-treat their prisoner, and even showed a disposition to talk.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram