miscommunication

Example Sentences

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When workers checked the drop box, there was a miscommunication about whether it had been fully emptied, the office said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Hours later he said his earlier conclusion was based on miscommunication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

He admitted to "miscommunication", but denied a scam had taken place.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“Whether it’s a relationship or a friendship, so many people are afraid of being clear, and that’s where all the miscommunication comes from — when we start overthinking,” she says.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

How many more hallucinations had gotten past me because of miscommunication?

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia