MALTREAT in a Sentence
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Example sentences for MALTREAT, such as:
1. He had been badly maltreated as a child.
2. We all are obliged not to maltreat any child and parents have a particular duty to care for their children.
2. We all are obliged not to maltreat any child and parents have a particular duty to care for their children.
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Meanings and Examples of MALTREAT
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maltreat
v. treat badly
Classic Sentence:
1 Nor would they permit Gabriel to be any way maltreated, say or do what he would; so that it came to pass that Gabriel had the complete freedom of the ship.
2 I endeavoured to apologize for the accident, but it was evident that these books which I had so unfortunately maltreated were very precious objects in the eyes of their owner.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
Context Highlight In I. THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE
3 They had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.
Example Sentence:
1 We all are obliged not to maltreat any child and parents have a particular duty to care for their children.
2 He had been badly maltreated as a child.