misstate
Example Sentences
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"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.
From BBC • May 10, 2024
"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024
Several studies and reports have identified tests that misstate or exaggerate the risks of those problems.
From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2023
“He would sometimes exaggerate, sometimes misstate facts,” Russell said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022
I am expounding all this in rather a schematic manner, but this is permissible for purposes of instruction, and I am not trying to misstate, but only to simplify matters.
From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
