misapplied

Example Sentences

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The lawyers argued that the law was misapplied to the Capitol riot cases and used to criminalize behavior that too closely resembled protest protected by the First Amendment.

From New York Times

Sink’s emotional ferocity is impressive, but Ellie, as written, amounts to one angry note struck with relentless, ultimately misapplied force.

From Los Angeles Times

The agency’s approval “disregarded valid scientific evidence and misapplied the public health standard mandated by law,” the study in the journal Tobacco Control concluded.

From New York Times

Her trademark song was the risible “Shy,” a misapplied adjective to both Winnifred and Burnett.

From Washington Post

One of the art world’s favorite recent catchphrases is “alternative knowledge,” cribbed from anthropology and misapplied to just about anything that defies rational expectations.

From New York Times