misuse
noun
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
was misusing
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past progressiveof misuse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A 22-page report released Monday night by Platkin’s office outlined an inquiry that began in 2022 when whistleblowers claimed the prosecutor’s office was misusing grant funding from the state Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Now a documentary film maker, Mr Stanners made a formal complaint in 2011 alleging that his then colleague Mr Bell was misusing funds and bullying staff.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2021
Department of Education that the college was misusing federal grant funds.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2020
While most found the photo heartwarming, one Instagram user took issue with the post, suggesting the firefighter was misusing his time amid continuing wildfires ravaging California.
From Fox News ● Nov. 15, 2019
The character of the papers confirmed the British suspicions that Archibald was misusing his American passport by acting as a secret courier for countries at war with which the United States was at peace.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
