ill-use
Example Sentences
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"She did not ill-use me. Indeed, I do not believe that she ever knew that I was there at all. Is that not peculiar?"
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
His sister Helen was manifestly kind to him, and would not permit any of the company to insult or ill-use him.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 by Various
It might be rude, it certainly was not genteel, but she positively refused to converse with a scoundrel who would ill-use Eppie.
From 'Lizbeth of the Dale by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller
I never saw even the most unfortunate settler ill-use his beast, though all young plow oxen and half-broken broncos, besides a good many old ones, are sufficiently exasperating.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold
His owner had hesitated for some time before he made up his mind to have a dog, as he had often seen dogs ill-use the poor sheep.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
