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
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
Don’t be misled by the more conventional pandemic scenes, like the teenager’s video chats with friends — “Coma” pushes the boundaries of the so-called lockdown movie with its thrilling, chaotic form.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
Listeners were unlikely to be misled, however, because the interviewer Justin Webb "immediately put this in the context of broader personal tax changes and trends", he wrote.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 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
