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Ms. Hadden has since apologized for suggesting the victim caused her own death while blaming media for “intentionally creating sound bites to misconstrue my words during this tragedy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

And when a stock has been tumbling, it’s tempting to misconstrue a bit of good news for a change in trade.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

"Many people, in good faith, misconstrue what I'm saying, and they think I'm trying to do a sort of come-on to the camera. And I really am not," she told food podcast Sporked.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026

They’re trying to misconstrue it, like they have with other realities, which I try to ignore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025

“Explanation will do for another time,” thought I. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

This assertion also misconstrues the facts, according to KFF.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Many Lakota studies scholars, however, balked at its presumptions of Lakota imperialism, arguing that the term “empire” distorts Indigenous historical realities, misconstrues the cultural motivations of Native communities and discounts the legacies of colonialism.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022

An Uber spokesperson said in a statement that the "complaint misconstrues both the facts and the applicable law and we intend to defend ourselves accordingly."

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022

And it misconstrues the relative importance and economic power of New Orleans and Houston.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2017

Does it make us persevere in doing good in spite of ingratitude; and only pity the ignorance, or prejudice, or malice, which misrepresents our conduct, or misconstrues our motives?

From A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. by Wilberforce, William

Furthermore, Dimon and Buffett wrote, “Our views on quarterly earnings forecasts should not be misconstrued as opposition to quarterly and annual reporting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

She posted a simple question, and her thank-you to the first person who answered was misconstrued as sarcastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Analysts suggest that the perceived deceleration in GMV growth is misconstrued, especially when excluding Walmart volumes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

I think that’s exactly what’s happened here, deliberately misconstrued facts to try to come up with a case.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

Kathy wondered if her husband, who did not at that point have any gay friends or family members, might want to change the logo, to keep their message from being misconstrued.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

He said he had no intention to attack any individual or political party, and that anyone who claimed he was attacking a specific party was misconstruing his words.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Lodge has publicly accused critics of the authority of misconstruing its work and overstating the potential impacts of mining.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

"The media ended up misconstruing what I said when they asked me if I had seen my brother," she said on Oct.

From Fox News ● Oct. 12, 2021

It's a false claim that was quickly fact-checked by co-host Sara Haines, who tried to explain that she was misconstruing the importance of getting personal protective equipment to hospitals and healthcare workers.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2020

This time I’m also certain I’m not misconstruing friendship for romance like I did with Sophia.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson