misread

Example Sentences

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If I’m misreading the situation and you do really like him and want to address this, there are tactful ways to do so.

From MarketWatch

Marlowe Sommer, the judge, said Monday during a court hearing by videoconference that the district attorney had misread key provisions of state law in assembling a team to prosecute the case.

From Seattle Times

“It seems almost impossible that this guy who is Israel’s master tactician, political strategist, the maestro of presentation, how did he misread this so badly?”

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, Mr. Bush’s threats were perhaps misread in Baghdad as a bluff.

From New York Times

But what if she is misreading the signs?

From New York Times