misbegotten

Example Sentences

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Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He would redeem his misbegotten career and go out “in a blaze of glory,” as he would put it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Will Congress ever investigate this misbegotten operation and finally nail down the chain of events?

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

It was another, unforeseen legacy of this misbegotten program that we may soon regret.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024

Of course it occurred to him that he might be wrong, that some misbegotten shadow had fallen across his face and warped his seeing.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck