misconstruing
- present participle of misconstrue.
Example Sentences
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"It can fuel anxiety in parents who are watching the app and maybe misconstruing something that has happened in a room," one nursery owner said.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
He said he had no intention to attack any individual or political party, and that anyone who claimed he was attacking a specific party was misconstruing his words.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Cantil-Sakauye also warned against misconstruing the decision as “an affirmative determination by this court that under the law, bumblebees are fish.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
"The media ended up misconstruing what I said when they asked me if I had seen my brother," she said on Oct.
From Fox News ● Oct. 12, 2021
This time I’m also certain I’m not misconstruing friendship for romance like I did with Sophia.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
