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

Several studies and reports have identified tests that misstate or exaggerate the risks of those problems.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse made a number of assertions about wastewater treatment plants that misstate the role of these facilities in the health of Puget Sound.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

One way to shift some of the debt burden onto institutions, Hornsby said, would be to seek "civil penalties for institutions that intentionally misstate student outcomes in order to increase enrollment."

From Salon • May 8, 2021

It is true, that wherever the interest of a witness is involved, it has an immediate tendency to make him misstate facts: but so would personal ill-will—so would his sympathies—so would any strong feeling.

From A Voyage to the Moon by Tucker, George