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
"You can ill-treat him sufficiently without my assistance," said Mrs. Mellen, smiling; "I shall not help you, certainly."
From A Noble Woman by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
Only that he had been merciful, this young lord would not have been able to scorn him and ill-treat him as he had done.
From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony
He did not ill-treat her, far from it.
From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth
Why do you drive through the ditch, if you have a bridge within ten yards? and to ill-treat brown Lizzie!
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Spielhagen, Friedrich
