Example Sentences

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Explain, however, that she has misconstrued a friendship with a colleague and there is nothing for her to reveal.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2014

“They have never said to us that the content is too sensitive” or that she has misconstrued either the content or the number of documents.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2013

Key sources claim they've been misrepresented and misquoted, that basic facts are wrong, and that the Pulitzer-winning reporter has misconstrued the larger story as well.

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2011

Taylor, however, has misconstrued Phavorinus' meaning though not his words.

From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson

That Rome has misconstrued that word, may be true, but comes not within the scope of my creed.

From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Bowen, Sue Petigru