Example Sentences

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Bentley introduced a detective who misinterprets the clues made available to the reader; his solution is proven wrong even though the same clues yield the correct answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

“We’re alone,” she tells someone who misinterprets her faith as something to ward off loneliness.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

The new research, Wen says, misinterprets these changes as caused by the core’s spin rather than to its fluctuating surface.

From Scientific American • Jan. 25, 2023

The fact that Alicent misinterprets it is horrific.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

Olly misinterprets my shiver and steps close to me to add his towel to my shoulders.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon