have misused
- present perfect of misuse.
Example Sentences
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Opponents of the program say that prior administrations have misused it by repeatedly renewing benefits that are supposed to be temporary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
While O'Keefe may have misused the group's funds, it looks like he did it without the board's knowledge or approval.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023
In a statement, the union also argued that police chiefs have misused the Board of Rights process by “injecting favoritism, settling scores and wrongly targeting officers for discipline.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
The Guatemalan task force unit believed to have misused the jeeps also has U.S.-provided cargo trucks, radios, helmets, night vision devices and GPS units, GAO reported.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
If this be the case, some of these beings may probably have misused their liberty, and become depraved and corrupt.
From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II by Cox, Francis Augustus
