misstatement
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors alleged this technical misstatement was a federal crime punishable by up to 60 years in prison.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
Her lawyers say any misstatement in her mortgage papers was, at worst, an inadvertent paperwork error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
But the more she speaks in less scripted settings, the more practice she gets and the less effect a single gaffe or misstatement might have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
“Is it your position that if one property is overvalued by $300 million and another property is undervalued by $300 million it balances out and there’s no misstatement or fraud?”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
Mr. Veitch: On a matter of personal privilege, I have a right to characterize that statement as a deliberate misstatement of the fact.
From The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry by Walker C. Smith
