How to Use misappropriate in a Sentence

misappropriate

verb

• They accused him of misappropriating town funds.
• The news release did not say how much money was allegedly misappropriated and how it was spent.
  — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, 23 Oct. 2017
• Having his photo misappropriated in a meme should still be following him like a black cloud.
  — Eric Spitznagel, Popular Mechanics, 1 Nov. 2019
• But the other half were misappropriated in ways that diverged from his promise to investors.
  — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
• The pair accuse Ground Game of misappropriating their work to boost its fundraising and stature.
  — Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
• The stakes are high when bad actors misappropriate the internet and position fake news to drown out facts for personal gain.
  — Mitchell Baker, The Atlantic, 11 May 2017
• The idea that anyone misappropriates it to make coronavirus seem like an Asian plot is terrible.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2020
• This isn’t the first time Gerard has faced backlash for misappropriating Asian cuisine.
  — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2023
• By email, Gluck’s lawyer said that his client had no involvement in misappropriating funds from the school district and looks forward to clearing his name in court.
  — Sarah Schweitzer, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2019
• The beat-down in the Philippines was far from the only time he was accused of misappropriating other people’s money.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2023
• Knox was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement and three felony counts of misappropriating public money, officials said.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
• Trauernicht faces a felony charge of misappropriating public funds while serving as the UC Davis fire chief.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
• Kurchenko was sanctioned in 2015 for his role in misappropriating state assets of Ukraine.
  — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• They would get canned for misappropriating funds to fuel the affair, or for not fully disclosing the details to the board when they eventually got caught.
  — Beth Kowitt, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
• The assistant might then interpret the request as a demand to misappropriate a dose, Vian explained.
  — Laura J. Nelson, oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2020
• There was the safety dummy that was misappropriated by impatient commuters.
  — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
• Bret Saxon and his companies have been sued multiple times by investors and others who accused him of fraud and misappropriating funds from film projects.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• The rapper and Xscape singer accused the toy company of misappropriating the girl group's name, image and likeness.
  — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
• Nathan Trauernicht faces a felony charge of misappropriating public funds while serving as the UC Davis fire chief.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• The counterclaim alleged that Jones misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union and its members.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2024
• The alligator is a symbol that is being misappropriated as a predator, but it’s known as a sacred guardian in the Everglades.
  — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
• The trial will decide whether Uber has misappropriated trade secrets from Waymo, Google's self-driving car spinoff.
  — Joe Mullin, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2017
• The charges, handed down last week, allege a scheme to misappropriate billions of dollars in investor funds and deposits by Bankman-Fried, 30.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
• Raley sued Howard soon after he was arrested, and forensic accounting traced some of the money Howard misappropriated to the church.
  — Max B. Baker, star-telegram, 1 June 2016
• Ereg is accused of obtaining, misappropriating and laundering millions of dollars meant to feed children in need, officials said in a statement.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 11 June 2026
• Granted, Becerra has had a hard week, with a gaffe with a reporter that went viral and a plea deal by a former aide in that case of money misappropriated from his dormant campaign account.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
• The incident occurred shortly after Murdaugh had been pushed out of the law firm his family founded more than a century ago for misappropriating funds.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
• For Waymo, showing that what Uber acquired was indeed a trade secret and that it was misappropriated wasn't a slam dunk, which may be why the case ultimately settled.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2018
• This isn’t the first time that Epic Games has brazenly misappropriated the likeness of African-American talent.
  — Nick Statt, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2018
• That duty requires you, among other things, to be transparent about finances, make financial decisions with your spouse’s best interest in mind and not to misappropriate assets.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025