maltreat

Example Sentences

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Bosses and colleagues who maltreat subordinates with ridicule or lack of consideration are as common as the companies who protect them.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2022

“How can you maltreat such a beautiful woman?” he was said to have asked the errant husband.

From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2019

The peoples of Europe can maltreat, but happily not judge, one another.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are no drum or paddles to maltreat the clothes.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Not in my presence, George;" said Frederick;—"he entreats protection—if he deserve it, it ought to be granted: if he do not, we have no right to maltreat him."

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I by Reeve, Sophia