misunderstood

Example Sentences

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“She’s a really misunderstood human being,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Scientists had misunderstood the jugal bone in snakes and snake relatives for generations, and the Najash fossils gave them direct evidence to correct the record.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The company has been “comfortable being misunderstood for long periods of time,” Jassy added, referencing the backlash Amazon received when it was first building out AWS over a decade ago.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Shulman says he was misunderstood: “The whole spark for the company is realizing that the most fun I’ve ever had is making music with my friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Aureliano Segundo, ashamed, pretended an attack of rage, said that he was misunderstood and abused, and did not visit her again.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez