misread
Example Sentences
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With the stock well off its record levels, I misread that.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Mr. Armitage reminds us that “Gilgamesh” is less a singular artifact than a long, fragmented transmission—spoken, inscribed, shattered, buried, misread, resurrected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Whether or not he misread the numbers he was seeing on the screen is another matter, and should not impact your refund.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
I’ve misread this category so thoroughly this year they could open the envelope, say the name of an actor not even nominated and I would think, “Yes! Of course!”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
Ash must have looked startled, and Gwen misread her expression as apprehension.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
Vocabulary lists containing misread
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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