Sentence examples for be used improperly from inspiring English sources

Of course we should be worried about that: it might be used improperly to exploit or manipulate us.

That means verifying the identities of the users signing in, and ensuring that their personal and financial information is kept safe and will not be used improperly.

It found "lapses in the strict arrangements that were supposed to be in place to ensure that people's personal data would never be used improperly".

Johnson's case persuaded many people that impeachment might be used improperly, as a way to protest against unpopular policies or even an unpopular president.

According to the Environmental Working Group, SPFs over 50 have a higher tendency to be used improperly, do not provide as good a balance between UVA and UVB rays as lower SPF sunscreens and may pose health risks because of the higher concentration of chemicals they contain.

Federal investigators have said these products could be used improperly to help companies artificially bolster their financial statements.

However, old and fresh bear sign was indistinguishable, meaning it was not possible to know when the bears actually foraged on CWD; our models may be using improperly assigned age and hardness attributes to bear sign.

Prism is meant to target foreigners and Americans who contact them, but the phone surveillance programme targets Americans, and US politicians are principally concerned with the idea the powers may have been used "improperly" to spy on Americans.

This was used improperly".

It eats up too much time, it's used improperly, it's filled up with junk.

There were some examples where the powers had been used improperly or unnecessarily".