misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Doctors say many patients misunderstand the role of the drugs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Morgans says investors concerned about AI threats misunderstand what Pro Medicus offers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Young adults also were more likely to misunderstand how the program pays out benefits, the Cato poll found.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

In a statement to Barron’s, a Google spokesperson said that “these lawsuits fundamentally misunderstand how YouTube works and the allegations are simply not true.”

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Not to understand this is to misunderstand the public uses of schooling and to trivialize the nature of intimate life—a family’s ‘language.’

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez