had misused
- past perfect of misuse.
Example Sentences
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Opening the case for the prosecution, Duncan Atkinson KC said that Wai had misused Home Office and police computer systems to conduct searches for personal gain.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
That probe determined he had misused funds and misled the board.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
The court said Mr. Xiao and his company had misused more than $20 billion.
From New York Times ● May 29, 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
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
