misstating

Example Sentences

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Rosie is especially charming company, misstating her mother’s most crucial instruction as “trust your insects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

That report was widely criticized for misattribution and misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2025

Circulars were distributed throughout town over-night, cleverly misstating conditions.

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert