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
He adds: "We encourage people to use the app to express their creativity and not to use the app with malicious intent to deceive others or misrepresent themselves."
From BBC
Tibet and its people have often been misrepresented with clichés.
From New York Times
The court upheld Wilson’s conviction for filing a false tax return, for misrepresenting a payment to Singer as a tax-deductible donation.
From Los Angeles Times
The defendant hotels "misrepresented to guests, through omissions, half-truths, and misrepresentations, how they determined room rates," the complaint alleged.
From Reuters
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