misguided

Example Sentences

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For a while, they thought he was principled if misguided, and not the best at explaining himself.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

More important still, even when we believed a president’s actions were misguided, we almost always wanted him to succeed if possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Seth Lazar, a philosophy professor at the Australian National University, says the new measures were "extremely misguided, both as a matter of technological practice and from the perspective of liberal values".

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“A party plaintiff’s misguided belief or guileless action in relying on a statement on which no reasonable person would rely is not justifiable reliance,” according to Vondran Legal, which has offices in California and Arizona.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

I hope she's able to enjoy it because as misguided as Effie can be, she has a very keen instinct about certain things and must at least suspect we're in trouble.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins