misplace
Example Sentences
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“Users may misinterpret AI-generated content as expert guidance,” they wrote, “potentially resulting in delayed treatment, inappropriate self-care, or misplaced trust in non-validated information.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s completely unnecessary, a misplaced effort to sound more important rather than to do some “real work” and—I don’t know—make a decision?
Counsel for Nottingham City Council added staff from the authority who also accessed information about the case did so out of "misplaced professional curiosity and concerns given the nature of the events".
From BBC
"This case must now proceed through the justice system unimpeded by misplaced public comment and speculation, to allow a fair trial," he said.
From BBC
When she is at prayer in their hotel room, he barges in to ask about a misplaced item.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
