misled

Example Sentences

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When we told Firdevs that these two families had felt misled, she told us the choice of the egg donors had been "made exclusively" by Miracle IVF Centre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Tillis held up a letter from the DHS Office of Inspector General outlining 10 instances in which investigators said they were misled or blocked from pursuing investigations under Noem’s leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

So, for instance, Judge Murphy laid out why it looks like Solicitor General John Sauer misled the justices during the South Sudan episode.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Several letter writers complained that Orson Welles and his cohorts intentionally misled the public by naming actual towns, roads, and government agencies.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow