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Ms. Hadden has since apologized for suggesting the victim caused her own death while blaming media for “intentionally creating sound bites to misconstrue my words during this tragedy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

And when a stock has been tumbling, it’s tempting to misconstrue a bit of good news for a change in trade.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Swain emphasized that he didn’t want any surfers to misconstrue the intensity of the storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Though he meant to say “my darling pet,” Did she misconstrue this word?

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

“Explanation will do for another time,” thought I. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

This assertion also misconstrues the facts, according to KFF.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

An Uber spokesperson said in a statement that the "complaint misconstrues both the facts and the applicable law and we intend to defend ourselves accordingly."

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022

In his book “The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy,” Margolick shows, however, that that assumption misconstrues their relationship.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2018

And it misconstrues the relative importance and economic power of New Orleans and Houston.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2017

I've argued myself hoarse, but he misconstrues everything I say.

From Rainbow's End by Rex Ellingwood Beach

"It shouldn't ever be misconstrued as clinical trial data, or double-blind, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed data. It is just meant as a starting point to be able to garner support for future studies."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

She posted a simple question, and her thank-you to the first person who answered was misconstrued as sarcastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Previous military ruler Ne Win changed the rules of the road, requiring vehicles to swap driving lanes -- supposedly the result of misconstrued astrological advice to shift his left-wing regime to the political right.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

In the end, Kimmel prevailed, returning to his show with an emotional monologue that detailed his suspension, how he felt his words were misconstrued and the importance of free speech.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

To Adams, on the other hand, he claimed that his remarks on the Davila essays had been misconstrued, that he was actually “not referring to any writing that I might suppose to be yours.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

"It can fuel anxiety in parents who are watching the app and maybe misconstruing something that has happened in a room," one nursery owner said.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

They talk on the phone occasionally, usually misconstruing what the other is trying to say.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

"The media ended up misconstruing what I said when they asked me if I had seen my brother," she said on Oct.

From Fox News ● Oct. 12, 2021

It's a false claim that was quickly fact-checked by co-host Sara Haines, who tried to explain that she was misconstruing the importance of getting personal protective equipment to hospitals and healthcare workers.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2020

This time I’m also certain I’m not misconstruing friendship for romance like I did with Sophia.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson