well-treated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“We must not assault or insult people who live on our soil, in the same way we don’t accept our compatriots to be ill-treated in Europe,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023
Saiyid Zaheer Husain Jafri, professor of medieval Indian history at Delhi University, said the British authorities have always mistreated and ill-treated the royal houses in India.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2022
The pandemic has worsened the U.S. nursing shortage as overworked and ill-treated health-care workers have quit en masse.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2022
Whelan, who turned 50 in custody last month, has used his appearances at hearings since his arrest to allege he has been ill-treated by prison guards and also denied medical attention.
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2020
I see Mabel turning into a sullen girl, all too aware of the ways she has been burdened, ill-treated, abandoned to this sorry lot.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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