misrepresent
Example Sentences
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Pelley even noted their evasiveness before suggesting that their organization intentionally misrepresents outliers — such as when books intended for high school students accidentally land on elementary school shelves — to produce skewed narratives of public schools.
From Salon
Documents show she described the property in question as a “vacation home” to her lender when seeking an initial loan estimate, potentially undercutting the claim that she misrepresented it as a primary residence.
It later added an allegation that he misrepresented information on his green-card application.
The company has faced allegations of fraud from short sellers who accuse it of misrepresenting its products and fabricating revenue, claims the company hasn’t addressed publicly to date.
From Barron's
When she came to the chief themes, she spoke of “false identity”—people misrepresenting who they really were.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
