misuse
Example Sentences
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“But they don’t have a right to misuse that platform in a way that harms the student community.”
From Los Angeles Times
By a 3-1 vote, the panel found that Lee violated five additional counts of misusing his city position or helping his boss at the time — Councilmember Mitchell Englander — misuse his position.
From Los Angeles Times
Public policy shouldn’t infantilize people simply because minors might misuse a product.
However, the judge did not agree with allegations by city ethics investigators that Lee misused his position or helped Englander misuse his position.
From Los Angeles Times
However, the four foreign nationals are suspected of "misusing their stay permits" to work on commercial content.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
