Sentence examples for misusing the term from inspiring English sources

Palestinian sympathisers accuse pro-Israeli groups of misusing the term "anti-Semitism" to stigmatise legitimate criticism.

Over the years I've seen parents unwittingly cultivate fragility by misusing the term bullying.

In a particularly delightful moment, Blagojevich worries that they're misusing the term "bank fraud" in their copy.

The article quoted the demographer William H. Frey twice misusing the term "tipping point" to mean milestone or "culmination" of a trend.

Misusing the term antisemitism for pro-Israel political purposes deprives it of its charge and its critical role in naming those who hate Jews because they are Jews.

The Quad is therefore misusing the term in this survey of conventional disaster films, of which "The Poseidon Adventure" (Friday, Monday and Wednesday) is perhaps the canonical example.

UK Food Standards Agency labelling guidelines were adopted in principle by the European Union in 2010, and following a five year period for compliance civil suits may be brought against anyone misusing the terms from 2015.

Off the record: This is the trickiest of all, because so many people misuse the term.

This refers to another section of the law that was confusingly drafted, but again the president misuses the term, Glenn writes.

People often misuse the term "Regency" to describe art or antiques dating from a vague period between the 1790s and the 1830s, but technically the period only lasted between 1811 and 1820.

In a letter to the editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, eight scientists on the EcoRisk panel wrote that Hayes's study had "little regard for assessment of causality," lacked statistical details, misused the term "dose," made vague and naïve references, and misspelled a word.