misunderstood

Example Sentences

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As Amazon founder Jeff Bezos liked to say: You have to be willing to be misunderstood if you’re going to innovate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“She’s a really misunderstood human being,” Reynolds says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Scientists had misunderstood the jugal bone in snakes and snake relatives for generations, and the Najash fossils gave them direct evidence to correct the record.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

To Palantir’s old guard, the FDE remains as deeply misunderstood as ever, despite its newfound fame — a role that rivals are culturally appropriating while ignoring the often grueling engineering process it entails.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

“Perhaps I misunderstood the name ‘Patchogue’ on the telephone,” the driver said.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin