Sentence examples for is a misappropriation of from inspiring English sources

Chasing cherry-picked Olympic dreams in which the winners are the privileged, cynics say, is a misappropriation of the public purse.

This, of course, is a misappropriation of the full version of the word, which is apparently derived from the name of the cuckoo bird.

The Berkeley Divinity School denied there had been a misappropriation of school funds.

However, the expert hired to carry out the assessment told Swedish radio that this was a misappropriation of her conclusions.

"We did surveys in the Latin American community to understand if they felt the name was a misappropriation of that term or had negative connotations, and 97% said 'no'no

"That's such a misappropriation of funds, it's ridiculous.

"This is an outrageous misappropriation of public funds," Mr. Fisch said in a statement.

"Nobody has intimated or is even thinking there is any misappropriation of funds or any inappropriate diversion," he said.

It's a perverse misappropriation of the right to freedom of speech to claim: "I can say whatever I like but you're not allowed to say anything about it".

"It is unfortunate that a misappropriation of funds occurred, but we have to move beyond that," he said.

The killings were a senseless misappropriation of a movement whose goals have perpetually sought to achieve justice in a peaceful way, as can be testified to by Eric Garner's family members' quick denouncement of the incident.