Example Sentences

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The Chartered Trading Standards Institute said that while the mis-selling or misdescription of fish was not a widespread issue it acknowledged "there are still some unscrupulous businesses".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

It is unforgivable that the misdescription might be self-fulfilling.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2020

Misdescription!" he announced, "a misdescription of the property, a clerical error in that.

From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

The Battalion bore itself well and earned recital, albeit with some misdescription, in the English press a few days later.

From The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry by Rose, Geoffrey Keith

The very heading of the Bill is a misdescription, and involves confusion of ideas.

From England's Case Against Home Rule by Dicey, Albert Venn