misrepresent

Example Sentences

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I’ve seen only the first three episodes, so I have no idea, apart from where the story misrepresents its real-life characters.

From Los Angeles Times

“By cherry-picking his opinions or misrepresenting them, Justice Thomas’s critics claims that his originalism favors the rich over the poor, the strong over the weak and corporations over consumers,” the book says.

From New York Times

“When we are seen, we are accustomed to being misrepresented.”

From New York Times

In a 2021 press release, Bennett said the curriculum was needed because “an anti-American ideology that radically misrepresents U.S. history has infiltrated our education system and misled our kids.”

From Seattle Times

While Ms. Reid said that she benefited from affirmative action, she also misrepresented such policies by arguing that she was qualified to attend Harvard based on her grades and test scores.

From Washington Times