Tom apparently misused his position.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

In US media and political discussion, the term "liberal" is purposefully misused or incorrectly said to mean "left-leaning", when "liberalism" is actually defined as a "right-leaning" economic theory.

According to a researcher, alcohol misuse costs Belgian society 4.2 billion euros annually. That is more than the social cost of diabetes or cancer.

The word lends itself to misuse by beginners.

The word homeland is so misused that one has trouble saying anything normal or serious about it.

Don't misuse this product!

An ancient ballad on the subject, which, however, bears marks of having been tampered with, states, on the other hand, that Gradlon led his people into extravagances of every kind, and that Dahut received the key from him, the misuse of which precipitated the catastrophe.

Misuse of prepositions can make a situation hilarious.

I think it was misuse, because my computer never gave a problem.