ill-using

present participle of ill-use

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-using
Verb
  • And when markets fail, public institutions must act to prevent dominant players from abusing their power.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Langley says Axon is a monopolist abusing its market position to choke out competition.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wake County schools violated policy when staff did not address the effects of bullying on Danielle, said an April 2024 letter from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
    Fred Clasen-Kelly, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The complaint also alleged that school officials failed in their response to the plaintiff’s complaints and that coaches were aware of the threats of bullying during the camp but did not take meaningful action.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jamie Simpson of Covington was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison for holding his wife captive and torturing her for hours before barricading himself inside her home in a lengthy standoff with police.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Emmett was just 14 when he was kidnapped from his great-uncle’s house by two White men who later admitted to beating and torturing the teen before shooting him in the head and throwing his body into the Tallahatchie River, weighed down by a 75-pound cotton gin fan.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Ill-using.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-using. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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