ill-treat
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
“Then I wish somebody would ill-treat me along that line,” I interjected.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
A man would be a fool to ill-treat a woman, whose love or services were valuable to him, if at any moment of discontent she could leave him, perhaps for a rival.
From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by J. William Lloyd
I don't want my son to tease you, much less ill-treat you.
From The Two Story Mittens and the Little Play Mittens Being the Fourth Book of the Series by Aunt Fanny
Yet you are but a child, knowing neither good nor evil, and all they can say against you is that you are the child of your parents; that is why they ill-treat you!
From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word