misuse
noun
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
had misused
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past perfectof misuse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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This matters because a similar L.A. nonprofit devoted to county firefighters recently disbanded after facing allegations it had misused funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
They denied knowledge of Milton or any connection between EverFX and the brands we identified, which they suggested had misused EverFX's source code and brand to confuse users.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2023
The prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but he has previously called his siblings’ accusations that he had misused government power against them “entirely baseless.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Sept. 3, 2021: Mr. Murdaugh was forced to resign from his family law firm after his partners said that he had misused millions of dollars of client and firm money.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
I must admit that in writing this paper I was motivated partly by irritation with Bekenstein, who, I felt, had misused my discovery of the increase of the area of the event horizon.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
