misspend

Example Sentences

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A former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, John Davis, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state felony charges in a conspiracy to misspend welfare money.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Eating out frequently, memberships that aren’t being used, and multiple impulse purchases are some of the ways people misspend.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2021

“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” state auditor Shad White said Monday.

From Reuters • May 5, 2020

“If there was a way to misspend money, it seems DHS leadership or their grantees thought of it and tried it,” White said Monday.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2020

Those that dare lose a day are dangerously prodigal, those that dare misspend it, desperate.

From Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power by Marden, Orison Swett