mislead

Example Sentences

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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate includes a tart warning on the copyright page that the surname “is used by a number of publishers and may serve mainly to mislead an unwary buyer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The BBC's current editorial guidelines say editing "must never be used to give the audience a materially misleading impression of events".

From BBC

Some former employees, pension funds and shareholders sued Gary and his fellow executives, alleging that they had misled them about the company’s financial condition.

From The Wall Street Journal

It said it would also echo Musk's changes at X with a "community notes" tool for users to label misleading posts, after making cuts to moderation and fact checkers.

From BBC

The son of a former police officer was "misled" by a force into accepting a community resolution for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found.

From BBC