- present participle of mislead.
misleading
Example Sentences
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But an Instagram page dedicated to monitoring inaccurate or misleading race times posted by influencers published a picture which appeared to show Sun on a bicycle between the 35km and and 40km marks.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
But that is a “very misleading statistic,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
We all know that social-media personas can be misleading.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
More than three-quarters of Americans — including 79% of Democrats, 76% of Republicans and 75% of independents — said they were “concerned that misleading audio or video ‘deepfakes’ created using AI will impact” the midterms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The relatives in London thought he looked “uncommonly well and stout,” though that was often misleading.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
