Example Sentences

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"Well, that's an important point. The EU has misstated the law," Khan said.

From Reuters • Dec. 5, 2022

“In arguing otherwise, the trustee has misstated both the facts that JPMorgan has presented to him and the requirements imposed by federal law.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2011

The amiable New York Tribune, chuckling over a false rumor that you were denied its further use, has misstated the facts.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

The lad has misstated an argument from ignorance of Bentham and Austin.

From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Stephen, Leslie, Sir