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 Yogananda, Paramahansa

When you have been misusing it for thousands of years!

From Cæsar or Nothing by How, Louis

"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 Mack, Louise