misstate

Example Sentences

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"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

“When you misstate or frame statistics in a manner that support your view ...” Moore paused, then concluded his thought.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2023

“If I misstate that two plus two equals five, you can correct me. But you shouldn’t convict me. I hope she can return home safely.”

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021

They have also complained that the chief judge of the state’s high court appeared to misstate key facts of the case when he discussed the court ruling that overturned Cosby’s conviction in a television interview.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2021

It is true, that wherever the interest of a witness is involved, it has an immediate tendency to make him misstate facts: but so would personal ill-will—so would his sympathies—so would any strong feeling.

From A Voyage to the Moon by Tucker, George