misrepresent
Example Sentences
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It is another to misrepresent the principal source of threat.
From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said the ad campaign used “selective audio and video” to misrepresent the former president’s address.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
“There’s a danger where you misrepresent the truth,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
The estate agents' code tells companies they "must never deliberately misrepresent the market value of a property".
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Harris and Watkins wrote letters to editors complaining they’d been quoted out of context, their story sensationalized to “distort, misrepresent and terrify.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
