Example Sentences

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While the 1-877-KARS4KIDS song has been called one of the most memorable jingles in history, a court has ruled it is misleading.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

This is why describing osteoarthritis as simple "wear and tear" is misleading.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

"Describing this as agents 'acting of their own accord' is misleading," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

But other researchers believe that OpenAI’s statement is misleading because it’s not explicitly clear what these improved metrics are derived from, even in their own report about the reduction of harm.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

It is misleading to describe the expansion of the universe as a sort of distending bubble viewed from the outside.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan