misimpression

Example Sentences

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In a court filing, the public health groups warned that an exemption would “create the misimpression that premium cigars are safer tobacco products because they are unregulated.”

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote that the lawyer was given wrong information by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, adding: “We regret any misimpression inadvertently created by the answer that was given.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

In doing so, the article might have left the misimpression that such covenants remained as an effective tool to maintain segregation until the Fair Housing Act.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

"Enhanced features require connectivity with more networks, which can lead to the misimpression that an Android-based device is less secure".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

Huge boulders lent an air of solidity to the place, but the rolling rubble underfoot corrected the misimpression.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer