misguided

Example Sentences

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The lesson from these examples isn’t that protecting children online is misguided or an unworthy goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For a while, they thought he was principled if misguided, and not the best at explaining himself.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Often, the source of their unfavorable choice is a misguided reliance on past performance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Seth Lazar, a philosophy professor at the Australian National University, says the new measures were "extremely misguided, both as a matter of technological practice and from the perspective of liberal values".

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Whose interest is that thoughtless and misguided mob serving?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright