misunderstood

Example Sentences

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Misunderstood: The flu vaccine is the safest way to protect yourself and those around you from influenza.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Misunderstood masterpiece or lousy meal, a richly deserved excoriation or hatchet job, what is clear is that Mr. Pellegrino had unexpectedly emerged as the ultimate caricature of the self-obsessed haute cuisine chef.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

In her new book, "A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird," Mosco, a bird-watcher and science communicator, argues that our ignorant assumptions about pigeons are all wrong.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2021

In “Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion,” neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explores anxiety and suggests concrete ways to use it.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

But in the city, with a few lame words, And a few scanty handfuls of weak coin, Misunderstood, or, at the best, unknown, I should toil on, and seldom reach the mail.

From A Hidden Life and Other Poems by MacDonald, George