misunderstood

Example Sentences

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The short answer: Your accountant has their wires crossed — or you may have misunderstood what they said.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos liked to say: You have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Were humans actually surviving in colder glacial conditions, or had scientists misunderstood what the climate in Britain was really like at the time?

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“She’s a really misunderstood human being,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It was the same frown Cat misunderstood the day they first met.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn