misread
Example Sentences
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Even the material restraint—so easy to misread as austerity—proves strategic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
In the fifth, Jung Hoo Lee hit an inside-the-park home run when Hernández misread the ball off the left-field wall in foul territory, allowing the ball to roll past him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
At the heart of this story are women – two died while others went on to have surgery as their smear tests had been misread for more than a decade.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“He misread the policy and he got me very excited,” she said.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
There’s bemusement and affection in the sheriff’s voice but no anger, and I’m relieved to know that I didn't misread his fondness for Katherine.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing misread
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mis-
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