misled

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors said Colony Ridge repeatedly misled consumers about the condition of lots they purchased, forcing them to spend hundreds or thousands on drainage improvements and utility connections they hadn’t known the land needed.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

When we told Firdevs that these two families had felt misled, she told us the choice of the egg donors had been "made exclusively" by Miracle IVF Centre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

The ease with which genes pass on mechanical, protein-coded traits like eye color has misled even scientists into thinking that they pass on other traits straightforwardly as well.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

Mr. Smollet’s spelling misled me, as I asked for Poter’s Court instead of Potter’s Court.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker