misrepresent

Example Sentences

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It is another to misrepresent the principal source of threat.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said the ad campaign used “selective audio and video” to misrepresent the former president’s address.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

“There’s a danger where you misrepresent the truth,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

But almost immediately, those posts are flooded with comments and reposts that pollute, misrepresent and even attempt to discredit the alert, inadvertently fueling misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Facts are made in the image not of people, who misremember, misquote and misrepresent, but of books, immutable but mobile.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton