Example Sentences

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But Samuels said people sometimes “mistake her oppositional nature and divisive nature for someone who’s speaking truth to power when in fact she is misusing her power, or not using her power, to make change.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2023

But given Rihanna’s massive influence as a pop superstar and billionaire business mogul, critics of Depp have argued that she is misusing her platform.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2022

“We’re going to make sure, or try to make sure to the extent of what is doable and what is not, that nobody is misusing anything that we sell.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Doriane Lambelet Coleman’s March 15 op-ed, “U.S. Soccer is misusing my work about women’s sports,” missed the boat entirely.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020

Burgess said he isn’t certain the military is misusing money, but that it’s understandable some people assume so.

From US News • Jul. 17, 2014