misuse
noun
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
have been misusing
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present perfect progressiveof misuse.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The prosecution said Wai appeared to have been misusing police computer systems or databases as far back as 2018.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
For years I have been misusing the wondrous abilities imparted to me through the grace of God and my master.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
"And is it true that you are trying to change your national flag because the Germans have been misusing it?"
From A Woman's Experience in the Great War by Louise Mack
When you have been misusing it for thousands of years!
From Cæsar or Nothing by Louis How
