false impression
Example Sentences
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It creates the false impression of consensus and momentum where it doesn’t actually exist.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
While Keith's voice contributed to her success, it also gave a false impression of her background.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
According to the researchers, using mental verbs to describe AI can create a false impression.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
But social media presents a new problem: coordinated influence that hides behind armies of avatars, creating a false impression of grassroots support.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
One reason so many people have a false impression of the economic well-being of African Americans, as a group, is that poverty and unemployment statistics do not include people who are behind bars.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
