misbegotten

Example Sentences

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Sal quietly seethes with irritation at Sonny’s misbegotten machinations, his chilly demeanor suggesting a tense and potentially dangerous volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It wasn’t their fault that the wars they found themselves in were misbegotten and mismanaged.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

His activism earned him the lasting enmity of those who supported the misbegotten war.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

It was another, unforeseen legacy of this misbegotten program that we may soon regret.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2024

Of course it occurred to him that he might be wrong, that some misbegotten shadow had fallen across his face and warped his seeing.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck