false impression
Example Sentences
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"Disseminating such materials or inaccurate information can incite public panic and create a false impression of the country's actual situation," Shamsi said.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
That shift created the false impression that overall snow extent was expanding.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
But social media presents a new problem: coordinated influence that hides behind armies of avatars, creating a false impression of grassroots support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
People made travel bookings under the false impression they had tickets for the Wembley gigs, and were left disappointed when they realised it was a scam.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Insensitive to this change of meaning, scholars frequently translate the word experimentum in Latin texts as ‘experiment’, thus often giving a totally false impression of its meaning, which is commonly ‘experience’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
