be misled
Example Sentences
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Readers unfamiliar with 19th-century baseball will be misled while those familiar with early ball will be annoyed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But these posts are worded in a spurious way that allows users to be misled into thinking that the videos or songs were released on the day the account posts them.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2024
Listeners were unlikely to be misled, however, because the interviewer Justin Webb "immediately put this in the context of broader personal tax changes and trends", he wrote.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
The unregulated market of dietary supplements is setting consumers up to be misled and potentially seriously harmed by these products.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024
Don't be misled by the preposition about, it’s one of the false clues mentioned above.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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