Example Sentences

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He told the FBI he was surprised to read Steele’s reports after they were made public by BuzzFeed, suggesting Steele may have misstated or exaggerated his reporting.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

I may have misstated some wrinkles in these new rules.

From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2017

You have misstated what the government is asking for in the san Bernardino phone case.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2016

An applicant for insurance may have misstated facts essential to the risk, yet the policy may simply insure a certain building or a certain life.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

Other people have misstated the year of their birth without being branded liars on that account.

From Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation by Dau, W. H. T. (William Herman Theodore)