Sentence examples for ill-use from inspiring English sources

But can they also be put to ill-use?

To abuse means to mistreat, maltreat, ill-treat, treat badly, ill-use or misuse.

Then by ill-use of God's Law, Jews turn these poor Gentiles, through guilt and despair, to hatred for God.

In disguise as the low-born, combative Caius he is particularly fine, charging to the defense of the abused king with a mighty relish that makes us feel how deep his affection for his leader remains, despite his ill use at Lear's hands.

What the company has done – in its American factories – involves putting its considerable engineering prowess to ill use.

He looked at her but could see no signs of ill use beyond her rapid breathing and a disarranged black curl in front of one ear.

It is clear she is quite aware of the power of words and the ill use her husband tends to make of them.

But thoughtful Germans may conclude that a crisis that has created such a burden for future taxpayers stems partly from the ill use of their own savings.