misspeak

“The data that you wish to have, we will provide to you as promptly as possible. What I don’t want to do is misspeak when it comes to data,” he said.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023

“That includes speaking out forcefully against inappropriate statements and even correcting our own statements when we misspeak or when our words are taken out of context,” he posted.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023

But it is pretty clear he didn’t misspeak — TechCrunch has quote after quote from Mor insisting that Belkin has at least one product on the way.

From The Verge ● Apr. 27, 2022

McDermott didn’t simply misspeak in a fit of frustration.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2021

A man can live a long and adventurous life without ever being spoken to by Lacey Pemberton, and when that rare opportunity does arise, one does not wish to misspeak.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

The reaction was over the top, a case of Miller slightly misspeaking, when actually showing confidence and ambition in the unforgiving world of football is nothing to be ashamed of.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

“Mistaking someone or misspeaking doesn’t mean you have dementia,” said Dr. Zaldy S. Tan, director of the Cedars-Sinai Memory and Healthy Aging Program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

The king, who suffers from dyslexia, was often ridiculed in the early years of his reign for misspeaking during speeches.

From Reuters ● Sep. 15, 2023

They also played an audio blooper reel of Chris Lohner, who has been the official voice of Austrian train announcements for decades, misspeaking station names and instructions.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

"There's a difference between misspeaking or not knowing something than maliciously lying."

From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2018

“Although, it’s worth correcting—I think Mr. Readdy misspoke when he said it was competitive. It was, in fact, not competitive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Beyer later apologized for his remarks, saying he misspoke and that he meant to speak about Zionist identity, not Jewish identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

"He never actually saw combat, and the campaign’s said he misspoke," Oliver explained.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024

In a speech that lasted only six minutes, he misspoke at least 11 times.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2024

Assuming that Snyder misspoke or was misquoted and meant to say that one homeless person died every forty-five seconds, that’s still 701,000 dead homeless people every year—roughly one-third of all deaths in the United States.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

The White House did not immediately respond when asked by AFP if Trump had misspoken and had intended to refer to Iran rather than Oman.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Others of his kind fail to go the distance because of a detail misspoken or a slip of the mask.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

In an interview on Monday, Farage, 61, said he had probably "misspoken in my life, in my younger days, when I was a child".

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025

“Rodriguez testified that this threat took place in September 2014. Rodriguez immediately realized that he had misspoken and that the firing threat took place in September 2013, and the court was promptly notified.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025

“Nothing really changes,” I said, thinking he had misspoken.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi