How to Use misapplication in a Sentence

misapplication

noun

• The misapplication of good friction can turn it bad and result in one more cumbersome process you’re tempted to work around.
  — Josh Browning, Big Think, 12 Feb. 2025
• Crossman for a misapplication of the law and largely Yost was correct?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
• Some of them could have been correctable with replay, while others were simply blown judgment calls or misapplication of rules.
  — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 28 Oct. 2022
• Laffitte was convicted on one count each of bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, plus three counts of misapplication of bank funds.
  — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
• And such a misapplication cheapens it and robs it of its spiritual beauty and impact.
  — James Coffin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026
• The primary causes of pale to white leaves in ferns is either a misapplication of fertilizer, or low light.
  — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
• By modulating a single pedal, the driver is just as engaged and there is less risk of pedal misapplication.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• If found unconstitutional, the new policy could then lead to the misapplication of public funds by the board.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022
• In March, Stone was indicted on charges of scheming to defraud, theft and misapplication of property.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2020
• In its worst forms, paranoia is a misapplication of the tools of attention, devotion, and care, scuttled by dread, the oppression of the unknown, and a lack of support.
  — James Folta, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
• Third, Platt demonstrated a clear misapplication of prior rulings.
  — Christopher B. Summers, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
• Among the soldiers is a cluster of combat veterans, many trained in allied countries, who voice concern about the misapplication of their battlefield expertise.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Feb. 2025
• As with any massive change, there are bound to be misapplications of technology resulting in some unintended consequences.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2018
• That conclusion rests on a profound misapplication of pediatric bioethics principles.
  — Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
• This appears to be no more complicated than an application (perhaps a misapplication) of human courtesies to the canine world.
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
• Such pranks pale beside a misapplication of high school spirit reported in Little Rock newspapers 100 years ago.
  — Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
• Laffitte was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank funds in November 2022.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023
• Lavelle Wilson pleaded guilty earlier this month to theft and misapplication of fiduciary property and was sentenced Wednesday.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2022
• This is due to a pervasive misunderstanding, and misapplication, of the rules regarding other-than-honorable discharges.
  — Dana Montalto, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
• Rappa has been charged with two counts of embezzlement or misapplication by a fiduciary, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and the unauthorized practice of law.
  — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
• The case wasn’t about theft or misapplication of funds, meaning BlockFi account owners won’t see any of the settlement funds because they weren’t financially impacted.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2022
• This might trouble some as a misapplication of government authority — especially those who hold that property rights are too crucial to liberty to be violated.
  — Kerry Jackson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
• Charges included misapplication of public funds and embezzlement.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• The technology continues to improve despite its drawbacks and misapplications, and major companies keep increasing their investments rather than pulling back.
  — ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025
• With the new addition made public Wednesday, Laffitte is now facing six federal counts — conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank funds.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Three articles accuse Paxton of disregard of duty and misapplication of public resources related to his treatment of the whistleblowers.
  — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Intimidation, the misapplication of power, is rampant at every level of government.
  — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
• Teams are required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials, according to the NBA.
  — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
• Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.
  — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• The suit is part of a history of antagonism between Gillett and the industry over adverse decisions that the utilities argue are based on misapplication of regulatory law.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025