misstatement
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors alleged this technical misstatement was a federal crime punishable by up to 60 years in prison.
From Slate ● May 1, 2026
Her lawyers say any misstatement in her mortgage papers was, at worst, an inadvertent paperwork error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Davis acknowledged that she and Muir could not nail every misstatement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
The Senate panel investigating the financial misstatement issued a damning report last week accusing Eckstrom of “willful neglect of duty.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
There was not the slightest reason why he should make a misstatement; and I accepted what he had said as the truth.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Reid, Mayne