Words similar to misused

Example sentences for: misused

How can you use “misused” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Everyone has a pet peeve, be it a misused word, an unusual pronunciation, or what have you.
It worried that because of the numerous prior consultations between FBI agents and prosecutors, the judge might rule that the FISA warrants had been misused.
[Deceptively] is frequently misused.
He got it, and almost ran out of breath as he rattled off a lengthy list of the accusations against Nixon, including that he 'misused the FBI, [and] the Secret Service, to conduct unlawful wiretapping of American citizens [and] maintained a secret unit in the White House to violate the constitutional rights of citizens.
Carey was barred, say the papers, because he misused his power by tolerating and engaging in various laundering schemes to funnel money from his union's general fund to his own election effort.