misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Doctors say many patients misunderstand the role of the drugs.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

To treat it as a separate category is to misunderstand the American story itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Young adults also were more likely to misunderstand how the program pays out benefits, the Cato poll found.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

In a statement to Barron’s, a Google spokesperson said that “these lawsuits fundamentally misunderstand how YouTube works and the allegations are simply not true.”

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

For whatever reason, some guys developed an intense, focused interest in me and my life that I used to misunderstand as romantic interest.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi