How to Use misconduct in a Sentence

misconduct

noun

• He was forced to defend himself against charges of sexual misconduct.
• There have been reports of misconduct by several employees.
• Some even ask the court to sanction the first party for their misconduct.
  — Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
• In any event, the issue preclusion is the main driver of Trump’s misconduct in court.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• As Suh explains, the women expressed just wanting to get on with their work, for C.K.’s misconduct not to be the only thing they’re known for.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
• The voting to acquit Paxton one-by-one on 16 charges of misconduct, bribery and corruption took more than an hour.
  — Paul J. Weber and Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2023
• But aldermen on both sides of the political spectrum agreed: The cost to the city for these misconduct lawsuits is far too great.
  — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
• Enmeier said the ordinance had been in the works to align with curfews for nearby beaches and to curtail teenage misconduct.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• The misconduct allegedly occurred at the hands of his former babysitter.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
• Jacob Roos, 28, who has nine years of service with the county and Justin Graham-Moore, 24, who has two years of service, each face one count of misconduct in office.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
• She has been charged with felony stalking and felony misconduct along with misdemeanor battery.
  — Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
• Tkachuk scored three game-winners in the Eastern Conference final but had been limited to one goal in the first two games of the Final and received three misconducts.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• Lawyers don’t have to prove the attorney general is guilty of bribery or other misconduct laid out in the allegations.
  — Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
• Combs has been accused of misconduct in civil cases filed by four women.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2024
• The judge concluded there was no clear or convincing evidence of misconduct and that the county complied with state law.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
• There are ways to reduce police misconduct, experts said.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2023
• In recent years alone, San Diego County has paid more than $60 million to settle misconduct and other claims against the current and former sheriffs and their deputies.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
• But Adidas had been tolerating his misconduct behind the scenes for nearly a decade.
  — Megan Twohey, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• The next day, Mr. Wade’s family retained Ben Crump, the civil rights lawyer who handles high-profile cases of police misconduct across the country.
  — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• While there has been no implication to the contrary, it must be emphasized that Mr. Cohen did not engage in any misconduct.
  — Emma Roth, The Verge, 29 Dec. 2023
• If the commission finds there are grounds for an attorney to be disciplined, the case is sent to the state Supreme Court for a final determination of misconduct.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• The most serious cases, where criminal misconduct is alleged, are also passed on to the state police.
  — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 11 July 2023
• Sharks defenseman Calen Addison was given a 10-minute misconduct for the second straight game.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2024
• Service members have faced charges that include dereliction of duty and misconduct for racist rants.
  — Shane Harris, Samuel Oakford and Chris Dehghanpoor, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
• Kaminski said the latest fight is Ethan Crumbley's third instance of misconduct since arriving at the prison.
  — Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
• Among the events that have cast doubt on reality television’s working conditions was an episode of Below Deck Down Under that saw two of the ship’s crew fired for misconduct.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023
• Former colleagues sued him for breach of contract, a former QAnon ally sued him for defamation, and Wood was sanctioned in Michigan for misconduct over the election fraud lawsuits.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 20 Sep. 2023
• In addition, the state bar agreed to support a new mandatory reporting law that would require lawyers to turn in colleagues who commit misconduct.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• The Jamaican dancehall star has now won an appeal of his conviction due to juror misconduct in the original trial, Reuters reports.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2024
• Several former teammates and even referees claim that Jordan knew about the doctor’s misconduct but did nothing to stop it.
  — Ella Sherman, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024