misguided

Example Sentences

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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

Calling VantageScore’s credit scoring model “political” because it incorporates rent and utility payment data is misguided.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Even our own misguided species might re-emerge from the desert.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck