misleading

Example Sentences

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The advert was deemed misleading and cannot appear in the same form again.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

This is the first time an auditor of a defunct company is providing compensation to independent minority shareholders harmed by false and misleading financial statements, the SFC said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“You know, we’ll be tormented by it for a long time. I will be, and I want to say I’m sorry for misleading people. It was not intentional, and that’s all I’ll say.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

However, appearances in the quantum world can be misleading.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Only two fire companies were not fooled by the misleading alarm.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy