"Egregious misuse" means the serious and blatant abuse or misuse of something.
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«egregious»
«misuse»
Sentences with «egregious misuse»
- That device can admittedly be a laughable cliché in the wrong hands (I'd nominate The Passion Of The Christ for most egregious misuse in recent memory), but it remains utterly sublime when, say, Wong Kar - Wai slows a charged encounter between two not - yet - lovers down to a spine - tingling crawl. (film.avclub.com)
- «Today's New York Times report that the Senate filed fraudulent documents to secure lulus for members of the Independent Democratic Conference represents an egregious misuse of public monies, and potentially a more serious legal violation, which must be investigated by law enforcement,» said Susan Lerner, the executive director of Common Cause. (nystateofpolitics.com)
- «This is an egregious misuse of taxpayer funds that has to be stopped.» (nypost.com)
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