How to Use misapplication in a Sentence

misapplication

noun

• Crossman for a misapplication of the law and largely Yost was correct?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 26 Oct. 2022
• Some of them could have been correctable with replay, while others were simply blown judgment calls or misapplication of rules.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 28 Oct. 2022
• Laffitte was convicted on one count each of bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, plus three counts of misapplication of bank funds.
  — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2022
• The primary causes of pale to white leaves in ferns is either a misapplication of fertilizer, or low light.
  — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
• Laffitte was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank funds in November 2022.
  — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023
• If found unconstitutional, the new policy could then lead to the misapplication of public funds by the board.
  — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022
• In March, Stone was indicted on charges of scheming to defraud, theft and misapplication of property.
  — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2020
• By modulating a single pedal, the driver is just as engaged and there is less risk of pedal misapplication.
  — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
• With the new addition made public Wednesday, Laffitte is now facing six federal counts — conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and three counts of misapplication of bank funds.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Such pranks pale beside a misapplication of high school spirit reported in Little Rock newspapers 100 years ago.
  — Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2022
• The case wasn’t about theft or misapplication of funds, meaning BlockFi account owners won’t see any of the settlement funds because they weren’t financially impacted.
  — Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2022
• Lavelle Wilson pleaded guilty earlier this month to theft and misapplication of fiduciary property and was sentenced Wednesday.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Feb. 2022
• As with any massive change, there are bound to be misapplications of technology resulting in some unintended consequences.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2018
• Three articles accuse Paxton of disregard of duty and misapplication of public resources related to his treatment of the whistleblowers.
  — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• This is due to a pervasive misunderstanding, and misapplication, of the rules regarding other-than-honorable discharges.
  — Dana Montalto, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
• That experience prompted the Princeton pair to investigate whether misapplication of machine learning was distorting results in other fields—and to conclude that incorrect use of the technique is a widespread problem in modern science.
  — Wired, 11 Aug. 2022
• Charges included misapplication of public funds and embezzlement.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• This very broad definition could result in misunderstandings and misapplication within HOA neighborhoods.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023

Last Updated: 7 Oct 2024