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
Oh, if they ill-treat you," cried the little one warmly, "only call Tausdorf to your help, he'll soon send them about their business!
From Specimens of German Romance Vol. I. The Patricians by Velde, Carl Franz van der
Above stairs, all was confusion and alarm, and a number of the guests were seeking the villain who had dared to insult or ill-treat the young countess.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 by Various
If he were to ill-treat her, or at some future time were to regret having married into our family, my wife and I would be inconsolable.
From The Chinese Fairy Book by Wilhelm, Richard
She may ill-treat him, she may ignore him, it matters not; she attracts him.
From An Artist in Crime by Ottolengui, Rodrigues
