misuse

Example Sentences

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Maybe yesterday was all a dream, or maybe the power has left me since I misused it?

From Literature

He added that while he cannot "physically stop them", he wanted people to know they are misusing it.

From BBC

But concerns over misuse of treaties to evade tax and litigations have persisted for years.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Judge Woo In-sung at the Seoul Central District Court ruled that Kim had "misused her position as a means of pursuing personal gain".

From BBC

In one, a senior figure expresses directly to Russian delegates "serious concerns" about the country's "wilful misuse" of Interpol systems, stating that there were instances of "flagrant violations" of Interpol rules.

From BBC