How to Use misuse in a Sentence

misuse

1 of 2 verb

• She's charged with misusing company funds.
• But now the justices will hear about how that tool may be misused.
  — Ailsa Chang, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
• The tool did not fail, and engineers did not misuse it.
  — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• This term is sometimes misused to describe how easy a plant is to grow.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
• Once that data escapes, it can be misused in ways that last for years.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• Cleaning staff or other guests could find and misuse them.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• Etiquette can comment on some of the terms being used (or misused).
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
• And parents and caregivers may not be aware that these items are being misused in this way.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
• Not to speak of misusing our soldiers and their consciences.
  — Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
• Even those made from durable materials can break if misused.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
• In your example, though, got is misused as a present-tense verb and should be replaced by have.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• That includes new accounts opened in your name or signs that your data is being misused.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• What to Watch Out For It can be easy to misuse coffee grounds.
  — Katy Spratte Joyce, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2023
• Bell concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show that their data was misused as a result of the breach.
  — Chase Jordan october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
• Critics say that over time the law has been misused to stop projects rather than protect the environment.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
• When aides show up but misuse masks or have eschewed a vaccine, that necessary care becomes a threat.
  — Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022
• One of the deputies ordered her to pull over and cited her for misusing her car horn, according to the suit.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
• The judge concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show that their data was misused as a result of the breach.
  — Chase Jordan july 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
• These are the 7 Southern phrases that people misuse the most.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
• Of course, avoid choosing someone who may be inclined to misuse opioids themselves.
  — Sarah Fielding, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Otherwise, there isn’t really a way to misuse or overuse the treatment.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2022
• Observe how your systems and processes are being used or misused.
  — Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• Even innocent photos can be misused.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
• But what if the woman’s facial information is stolen or misused?
  — Jonathan S. Weissman, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
• These services can alert you early if someone tries to open accounts or misuse your identity.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• Not only that, this cuticle work causes the risk of misusing an electric file.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
• But, to date, there are few concrete examples of large language models being misused at scale.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2023
• Never leave your receipts behind, because people could find them and misuse the data.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021
• At the time, Brown was out of jail without bail on charges of misusing the 911 system.
  — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
• The more hands that can access your data, the higher the risk of that information being misused or stolen.
  — Shira Ovide, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023

misuse

2 of 2 noun

• No refunds will be offered on products damaged by misuse.
• The lawsuits claimed fraud and misuse of funds.
  — Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 16 Feb. 2026
• Crime-fighting tool or prone to misuse?
  — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
• Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past.
  — Maria Sherman, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
• Safety advocates warn that lack of guardrails could lead to misuse.
  — Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
• Cases of misuse have already arisen.
  — ABC News, 6 May 2026
• The app's cameo feature lets kids upload their face and voice to create videos, which can lead to misuse.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
• This gross misuse of taxpayer money cries out for a call to action.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
• Alessio is a sharp critic of both the misuse of reserves and the term-limit gambit.
  — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
• The use of such agents also raised concerns about abuse of power and misuse of resources.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
• The committee will work to determine if there was waste or misuse.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• The long-term cost of misuse This is not just a semantic fight among experts.
  — Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
• Some artists worry about misuse or losing control of their voice and likeness.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
• This lowers the risk of follow-up scams or identity misuse.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Poor oversight has, in some instances, allowed for the misuse of leave to go unchecked, the people said.
  — William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
• There was no misuse of public funds for campaign purposes.
  — Mark Prussin, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
• By now, most people are aware that AI can present challenges in terms of bias as well as misuse.
  — Kevin Westcott, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• The atypical use of agents has also been slammed as an abuse of power and misuse of resources.
  — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
• Schools with high or moderate rates of binge drinking also had higher rates of misuse.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
• Brown was charged with misuse of 911, a class 1 misdemeanor.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
• This struck him as a monumental misuse of resources.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026
• Even for early adopters, the potential for misuse isn’t entirely out of mind.
  — Will Knight, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
• He was arrested and charged with misuse of the 911 system.
  — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
• At the time, Brown was out of jail without bail for a charge of misuse of the 911 system.
  — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
• Much of the concern comes down to misuse and marketing confusion.
  — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
• But your committee chair is begging for it to be extended and saying there's no misuse of it.
  — CBS News, 3 May 2026
• But your committee chair is begging for it to be extended and saying there's no misuse of it.
  — CBS News, 4 May 2026
• This misuse of party resources matters.
  — Adam Davis, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
• Sheen, 60, opens up about his misuse of drugs and alcohol which wreaked havoc on his health and career.
  — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
• The law doesn’t require policies to cover criminal misuse of firearms.
  — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023