misstate

Example Sentences

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"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

But many legal scholars, along with university lawyers and administrators, believe at least some of those free-speech assertions muddle, misstate, test or even flout the amendment, which is meant to guard against state suppression.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

Benioff has ranted that large language models, which underpin generative AI, steal business data and “lie” when they misstate facts, implicitly underscoring the need for an intermediary.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Several studies and reports have identified tests that misstate or exaggerate the risks of those problems.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2023

With scarcely an exception, the business of romances is to make good bad, and bad good; to misplace and misstate events, falsify characters, and mislead readers.

From Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady by Chapone, Hester