be misled

Example Sentences

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Readers unfamiliar with 19th-century baseball will be misled while those familiar with early ball will be annoyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

If you eat seafood, there is a chance you could be misled as a consumer and end up eating threatened species.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

But these posts are worded in a spurious way that allows users to be misled into thinking that the videos or songs were released on the day the account posts them.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2024

"Consumers should not be misled as to the source of garments that they're buying," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2024

Don't be misled by the preposition about, it’s one of the false clues mentioned above.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner