misdeed

Example Sentences

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"Taaf suggested that I might want to offer up an apology for my life", King wrote, "but an apology assumes a crime, an offence, a misdeed".

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

He’s full-throatedly defending his partner, famed computational designer Neri Oxman, from reports that she committed the very misdeed Ackman disparaged Gay for: plagiarism in her academic work.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2024

I scanned my memory for every possible misdeed.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

Corporate chieftains and politicians frequently bow deeply to the news cameras to apologize for this corporate scandal or that political misdeed.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

The exact nature of their misdeed is unimportant, as Boris and Constantin did dreadful things all day long.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood