mispronounce

Example Sentences

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Others purposefully mispronounced her name so that it sounded like a racial epithet, she said.

From Washington Post

Let's talk about the fairies, the ancient monuments, the spiritual meditations, the mispronounced names of traditional holidays, the cobbled-together bits of mythology and folklore.

From Salon

I, myself, have been corrected for mispronouncing words, and am grateful for it.

From Washington Post

Once again, a public address announcer badly mispronounced her name.

From Los Angeles Times

Not long ago, outsiders were still mispronouncing her name.

From Washington Post