Sentence examples for be misused from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "be misused" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to describe a situation where something has been used in an incorrect or inappropriate way. Example: The company's funds were found to be misused by its CEO for personal expenses. This sentence means that the CEO used the company's money in an improper or unauthorized way.

Dictionary

be misused

verb

To use (something) incorrectly.

synonyms

misapply

abuse

pervert

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Everything can be misused.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anything can be misused".

The New York Times

EBITDA can also be misused.

Harvard Business Review

But he cautioned, "It can be misused".

The New Yorker

"And any tool can be misused".

The Economist

But anonymity can be misused and abused.

The Guardian

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They should not be misusing the technology we offer.

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Confidential informers had been misused.

The New York Times

They are misused; they are unfair.

The New Yorker

"I thought it was misused".

The New York Times - Magazine

And it is being misused".

The New Yorker

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