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
The Cayugas knew me as a belt-bearer from Sir William; they could not ill-treat me.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
“Then I wish somebody would ill-treat me along that line,” I interjected.
From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)
No, she cried often.—Did his lordship ever ill-treat her?
From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth
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
