Example Sentences

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Posters placed along the County Antrim coast telling people not to go into Belfast Lough, due to "raw sewage" have not been placed by a Stormont department and are "misleading", a minister has said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Most companies selling plastic bags in California are misleading consumers about whether their bags are ultimately recycled, Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged in a lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

But such claims are misleading, according to experts such as David DiCarlo, an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin’s petroleum engineering school.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

“Many of these characterizations are misleading and some are just plain inaccurate,” he said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Atoms will be freed, after all, and names are misleading and can constantly change.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith