misstate

Example Sentences

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Rumanes’ lawsuit describes a “culture of deception” at Live Nation, saying its “basic business model was to misstate and exaggerate financial figures in efforts to solicit and secure business.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • May 10, 2024

"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024

“It’s only those who don’t take the time to read it who will misstate it,” he said.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 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