Example Sentences

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But this was the first time I wondered if I had misheard him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

British officials said that Truss had misheard Lavrov and that the alleged gaffe was Russian propaganda designed to distract from its aggressions.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2022

A British source said Truss had misheard during the meeting, and rejected Peskov's characterisation of the West's understanding of the conflict.

From Reuters • Feb. 11, 2022

The representative said in a statement that the star of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars films had "misheard" an instruction from air traffic control.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2020

I was trying to wrap my mind around this, wondering if I had misheard her.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken