misimpression

Example Sentences

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Carney told reporters on Thursday that "there is a misimpression, by some, of the degree to which we are reliant on the United States."

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar wrote that the lawyer was given wrong information by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, adding: “We regret any misimpression inadvertently created by the answer that was given.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2023

“If people hear about Dorothy Day from the Catholic hierarchy, they might get a misimpression of her,” Mr. Trotta said.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2022

But it portrayed that decision as misguided and asserted it “ultimately created the misimpression that the Department intentionally sought to silence the victims.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2020

Huge boulders lent an air of solidity to the place, but the rolling rubble underfoot corrected the misimpression.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer