misuse
noun
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
are misusing
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present progressiveof misuse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Some analysts say the fault lies not with tanks, but with the commanders who are misusing them.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
And now New York City Council's Gale Brewer has said the apps are "misusing" empty city-centre retail units.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022
Green says it’s a communications and a technology challenge for Volvo to ensure its customers know when they need to take over and when they are misusing the system.
From The Verge ● Jan. 5, 2022
If their problems aren’t in our manual of emergency conditions, we say they are misusing the E.R. and try to dispense of them as quickly as we can.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2019
Fairly put!" answered the King—"But I have an idea—it may be a mistaken idea,—still I have it—that you are misusing your time, Humphry!
From Temporal Power by Marie Corelli
