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

"Adzooks," quoth Tom, "is it possible that such a little fellow as this could ill-use such a strapping dame as you."

From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various

The children wanted to play with it, but the duckling thought they were going to ill-use him, and rushed in his fright into the milk pan, and the milk spurted out all over the room.

From Favorite Fairy Tales The Childhood Choice of Representative Men and Women by Various

A prince, Lord of the Red Castle, happened at that moment to pass by, and inquired as to the cause of such treatment, for it horrified him that a mother should so ill-use her child.

From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.

He had had no chance against the ruffians, as they were numerous, but they did not attempt to ill-use him in any way.

From The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness