38 examples of mistreat in sentences

If you wedded Shade, like as not he'd mistreat you.

In his dreams, he saw the tortured faces of the many that he had mistreated in his angry power play.

During his bad spells, when he felt depressed from lack of opium, the doses of which Basilio was trying to reduce, he would scold, mistreat, and abuse the boy, who bore it resignedly, conscious that he was doing good to one to whom he owed so much, and yielded only in the last extremity.

Either the citizens kept to their closed-up houses or, having run away at the coming of the enemy, they had not yet dared to return, although so far as I might tell there was no danger of their being mistreated by the gray-backs.

From that time on, the numbers of mistreated, worn-out horses we encountered in transit back from the front increased steadily.

Her people, relieved to find that the enemy did not mean to mistreat noncombatants who obeyed his code of laws, were going about their affairs in such odd hours as they could spare from watching the unending gray freshet that roared and pounded through their streets.

Furthermore, to prevent the slaves from coöperating to rise against their masters, they were often taught to mistreat and malign each other to keep alive a feeling of hatred.

Random Opinions "The white folks ain't got no reason to mistreat the colored people.

He said he'd talk to his wife and she wouldn't mistreat her any more but mama said that she didn't want to go back and Mrs. Hickman said, 'No, she doesn't want to go back and I wouldn't make her.'

No man nor set of men has ever seen me mistreat one of the negroes on the place."

She had told him a thousand times that he mustn't gamble or mistreat women or chew tobacco "like your Grandfather Packer did."

He and his wife never mistreated their slaves.

"The family had some better to eat and lots more to wear, but they gave me plenty and never did mistreat me.

They didn't mistreat me.

But they always give us a plenty, and there wasn't none of us mistreated.

Tales are told of cruel masters who overworked, flogged and otherwise mistreated their helpers and slaves; these masters, however, seem to have been an exception to the rule and considering that they were generally well provided for, many slaves were better off economically than the laborer of today who is a victim of misfortunes such as sickness, disability and old age.

He wasn't 'lowed to mistreat noboby.

It is claimed that the governor of North Ilocos, who was among those captured, was grossly mistreated.

There was but a poor hut, but to mistreated Petrik it was like a paradise.

He lived here in this world, was mistreated and finally put on the cross to die a horrible death, although He was innocent.

Her master Lancaster Jamison was a very kind man and never mistreated his slaves.

Ikeega tore her hair and put soot of the seal-oil on her face in token of her grief; and the women assailed the men with bitter words in that they had mistreated the boy and sent him to his death; and the men made no answer, preparing to go in search of the body when the storm abated.

He felt lonely, deserted, and mistreated, but he saw in the faces of his comrades the reflection of the injunction to put down the stones.

I have just received a letter from your wife urging me not to let you come home because you get drunk, break the furniture, and mistreat her shamefully.

Mistreated have they here and there a Jew. KING.

38 examples of  mistreat  in sentences