false impression

Example Sentences

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That shift created the false impression that overall snow extent was expanding.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

It said some tenants had retained their tenancies while spending time in care homes, possibly giving a false impression of how long their homes were empty.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 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

When revenue flows both ways, gross sales numbers can give a false impression of AI demand, Castagno says.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

But I think now that that was a false impression.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus