misspend

Example Sentences

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A former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, John Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state felony charges in a conspiracy to misspend welfare money.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Eating out frequently, memberships that aren’t being used, and multiple impulse purchases are some of the ways people misspend.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2021

“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” White said Monday.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2020

Green did not respond to an email and voice mail, but in state filings she said her nonprofit helped many and did not misspend money.

From Chicago Tribune • Jul. 14, 2014

Those that dare lose a day are dangerously prodigal, those that dare misspend it, desperate.

From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett