misconstrue

Ms. Hadden has since apologized for suggesting the victim caused her own death while blaming media for “intentionally creating sound bites to misconstrue my words during this tragedy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

And when a stock has been tumbling, it’s tempting to misconstrue a bit of good news for a change in trade.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Swain emphasized that he didn’t want any surfers to misconstrue the intensity of the storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Though he meant to say “my darling pet,” Did she misconstrue this word?

From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2022

“Explanation will do for another time,” thought I. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

This assertion also misconstrues the facts, according to KFF.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

In that decadent metropolis, she seeks agricultural assistance from Gordy, a con man posing as a podiatrist she misconstrues as a “corn doctor.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023

“Alberta’s position on this misconstrues the purpose of the buyback program,” Mendicino said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022

An Uber spokesperson said in a statement that the "complaint misconstrues both the facts and the applicable law and we intend to defend ourselves accordingly."

From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022

Now she misconstrues what was meant for a jest into a contemptible trick.

From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Madison, Lucy Foster

Furthermore, Dimon and Buffett wrote, “Our views on quarterly earnings forecasts should not be misconstrued as opposition to quarterly and annual reporting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Because of the carefree way Alcaraz plays, it can be misconstrued as him not caring.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Previous military ruler Ne Win changed the rules of the road, requiring vehicles to swap driving lanes -- supposedly the result of misconstrued astrological advice to shift his left-wing regime to the political right.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

I think that’s exactly what’s happened here, deliberately misconstrued facts to try to come up with a case.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

To Adams, on the other hand, he claimed that his remarks on the Davila essays had been misconstrued, that he was actually “not referring to any writing that I might suppose to be yours.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

He said he had no intention to attack any individual or political party, and that anyone who claimed he was attacking a specific party was misconstruing his words.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Cantil-Sakauye also warned against misconstruing the decision as “an affirmative determination by this court that under the law, bumblebees are fish.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

"The media ended up misconstruing what I said when they asked me if I had seen my brother," she said on Oct.

From Fox News ● Oct. 12, 2021

It's a false claim that was quickly fact-checked by co-host Sara Haines, who tried to explain that she was misconstruing the importance of getting personal protective equipment to hospitals and healthcare workers.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2020

This time I’m also certain I’m not misconstruing friendship for romance like I did with Sophia.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson