- past tense form of miscalculate.
- past participle of miscalculate.
miscalculated
Example Sentences
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“I see this increasingly as a contest of miscalculated speed,” Kahalzadeh said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
But the Nottingham trust did not know how many more midwives it needed because it consistently miscalculated the number on each shift by including those off sick or on maternity leave.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Umanksy points to Measure ULA, the voter-approved tax widely referred to as the “mansion tax,” as an example of miscalculated promised outcomes.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
But regardless of the intention, Fairhope miscalculated in prosecuting Gamble.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
We thudded to earth as if the pilot had miscalculated just how close we were to the ground.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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