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
Oh, if they ill-treat you," cried the little one warmly, "only call Tausdorf to your help, he'll soon send them about their business!
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der
They seem to live on familiar terms with the people about them when they treat them well, to punish them when they ill-treat them....
From Ulster Folklore by Andrews, Elizabeth
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
In my despair, when I heard this sentence, I thought of you and your favourites, whom I used to mock at and ill-treat more than you knew.
From Christmas Tree Land by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)
