misstate
verb (used with object)
to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
had misstated
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past perfectof misstate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The 9th Circuit had agreed with the state’s attorneys who said the judge had misstated California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Asked on Wednesday at an appearance in Richmond if he had misstated Virginia law to Costa, Youngkin insisted his comments accurately reflect the current state of same-sex rights given the protections granted nationwide under Obergefell.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2022
In an interview Monday with Press Staff Writer David Floyd, Johnson acknowledged that she had misstated Levine’s position with his former employer and had corrected a related Facebook post.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2020
In 2016, LendingClub CEO Renaud Laplanche was fired after a scandal emerged showing the company had misstated information when it sold LendingClub loans to investors.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2019
But as the correspondent of the New York Tribune said: "No one proved or attempted to prove that Sir Charles Dilke had misstated facts."
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn
