Examples of ill-treat in a Sentence
anyone who ill-treats their pets should not be allowed to have any
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There is a troubling suggestion of abuse, implying that Jack might have been ill-treated by his mom (and saved by Helen), rather than heartlessly abandoned.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Ill-treat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-treat. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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