mispronounce

Example Sentences

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Others purposefully mispronounced her name so that it sounded like a racial epithet, she said.

From Washington Post

Let's talk about the fairies, the ancient monuments, the spiritual meditations, the mispronounced names of traditional holidays, the cobbled-together bits of mythology and folklore.

From Salon

“My real name is ‘Kelss,’” he said on an episode of “Bussin’ With the Boys,” causing a minor uproar with NFL fans worried we had been mispronouncing the name for a decade.

From Los Angeles Times

He mispronounced “charcuterie” and was not embarrassed when the server corrected him.

From Los Angeles Times

At Fort Drum, Mr. Trump mispronounced her name — calling her “STEF-a-nik,” not for the last time — and offered backhanded praise.

From New York Times