misspeak

Example Sentences

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But representatives of the art form have a duty to swallow their fear of misspeaking.

From Salon

The reaction was over the top, a case of Miller slightly misspeaking, when actually showing confidence and ambition in the unforgiving world of football is nothing to be ashamed of.

From BBC

Inevitably, some minor slip-up or misspeak would send us into debilitating, tear-filled laughter.

From Salon

“Mistaking someone or misspeaking doesn’t mean you have dementia,” said Dr. Zaldy S. Tan, director of the Cedars-Sinai Memory and Healthy Aging Program.

From Los Angeles Times

John Wihbey, a journalism professor at Northeastern University who has studied presidential communication, said Mr. Biden’s team overreacts to fears that he may misspeak.

From Washington Times