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The phrase "ill used" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe people, animals, or objects that have been treated badly, unfairly, or unkindly. For example, "The vulnerable dog had been ill used by its former owners."
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Domingo is of course ill used to being booed.
She, too, had been ill used by Trump.
As Duse, Pamela Payton-Wrisht is a good actress who has been ill used (1 20).
Damaged, tired, ill used as he may be — or maybe not! movies aren't real!
For fairy tales are indeed often about the poor and tell of the revenge and triumph of the disinherited, the passed over and the ill used.
The comedian Sarah Silverman is ill used as John's chirpy office mate and girlfriend, Jill, who paints smiley faces on her fingernails.
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"It's a matter of channeling all that energy that was previously ill-used in trivial squabbles and using it for more bold change".
In its absence, resources used to increase the quality of healthcare delivery may be ill-used.
Annie comes to pity her ill-used body.
Never has Wikipedia's admirable medical section been so ill-used.
Unlike the ill-used parsley sprig, vegetable sprouts have purpose.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com