misappropriate
verb (used with object)
to put to a wrong use.
had been misappropriating
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past perfect progressiveof misappropriate.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The same day Alex released his statement, his former law firm said he resigned after they discovered he had been misappropriating money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
Weiland later returned to the reformed Stone Temple Pilots - but in 2013, they too ejected him from the band, claiming he had been "misappropriating" their name to further his solo career.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2015
