misdoing

Example Sentences

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The man and the case, with all their tabloid undertones, overtones and straight-up tones mashed all the 20th century’s celebrity misdoings into one unbelievably lurid, high-profile saga that obsessed a nation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

If such misdoings were singular, they'd stand a better chance of being written off as glitches.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2023

“This company has lied, it has cut corners and falsified records to cover up misdoings at the sake of infant health,” House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat, said Tuesday.

From Washington Times • May 17, 2022

Similar promises of lighter punishment and exemptions for those who reported and corrected tax-related misdoings were also made in the September notice.

From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2021

We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; The burden of them is intolerable.

From The Door of Heaven A Manual for Holy Communion by Burgett, Arthur Edward