Example Sentences

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A previous version of this report inaccurately represented the analyst consensus estimate for fourth-quarter revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The chatbot inaccurately responded that the telescope took “the very first pictures” of a planet outside the solar system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Portland police Chief Bob Day said at a Sept. 29 press conference that the city had been inaccurately portrayed through the lens of the protests in 2020 and 2021.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

Other participants described study findings inaccurately or incompletely, said outside experts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

He didn’t care about his personal reputation if I chose to portray him inaccurately, he said, but he did care greatly about the harm any inaccuracy might do to his credibility in the medical world.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French