How to Use misinterpret in a Sentence

misinterpret

verb
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  • He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.
  • Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
  • The problem: many people misinterpret the cone as the size of the future storm.
    — Jessica Hullman, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Someone might misinterpret him as a man who doesn’t play by the rules.
    — Washington Post, 12 July 2020
  • Harder told the Guardian that the initial claims in the suit had been misinterpreted.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 12 Apr. 2017
  • Just don’t go too snarky on the jokes in case they're misinterpreted.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 28 May 2019
  • The passage was misinterpreted by scholars in the mid-1900s, and over time the apocryphal tale was born.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Some readers, fooled by its up-to-date style, misinterpret it as a piece of reportage.
    — Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
  • Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misinterpret the past, that is the truth.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • This isn't the first time a song has been used against an artist's wishes or misinterpreted as part of a campaign.
    — Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
  • Or, they are lost souls who have misinterpreted the meaning and love behind the faith.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Guiao said in his email to me that the audit is being misinterpreted by some.
    — Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 1 June 2017
  • There is a tendency to misinterpret the worst effects of a nor’easter.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The laws in question are complex and easy to misinterpret or distort.
    — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The book misinterprets the causes of growth in another way.
    — Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2012
  • Just like many of my paintings are often misinterpreted, the same goes with my show.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • This is just one of the voice examples, but there were others like a timid, mousey girl that could be misinterpreted, too.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 27 June 2018
  • The Common Core was intended to change that, Wexler said, but in many places it has been misinterpreted.
    — Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Despite the increasing prevalence of the term, the nebulous nature of the Metaverse has caused many to misinterpret the term.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2021
  • In its appeal, the state argued Benitez had misinterpreted the law and the Supreme Court’s guidance on such laws in Bruen.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Green then responded to a post from Skip Bayless, who seemed to misinterpret a quote from Green on his podcast.
    — oregonlive, 20 June 2022
  • Clay took Ani out on a dinner date that was misinterpreted as a study session.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The Mai Tai alone is viewed as a classic cocktail, though one that has been widely misinterpreted throughout the years.
    — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 2 June 2018
  • Jay and Phil share a fun, final awkward bonding moment when Phil misinterprets Jay and tries to spoon him.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Still, some stroke patients seemed to misinterpret the guidance.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • The defense of these jokes is inevitably that they are misinterpreted.
    — Elysha Chang, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Every good love story has a moment in which the precious ingénue, blind to the complexities of the world, misinterprets the lover's move.
    — Wired, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The state report blames some of the troubles at the school on a staff so motivated to help students reach their goals that rules were bent and laws misinterpreted.
    — Diana Lambert, sacbee, 3 July 2018
  • During its rising phase, the moon often appears larger and brighter due to various optical illusions, including the moon illusion, in which our brains misinterpret its size when framed by foreground objects.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The federal government has a responsibility to ensure that AI does not distort or misinterpret anyone’s words.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

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