misleadingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Early results misleadingly suggested that Thomas Frank's team were strong Champions League contenders while Daniel Farke's side were in for a long, tough struggle.
From BBC
Represented by Top Class Actions of Santa Monica, California, the lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s misleadingly advertises breakfast combos with orange juice at a fixed price but then imposes a hidden surcharge.
From Salon
But the majority provides a misleadingly incomplete quote from Farrar’s book.
From Los Angeles Times
Reflective surfaces can also appear, misleadingly, to be leaking heat.
From BBC
The watchdog said the ads could not appear again in their current form and that both companies must make sure future adverts don't "misleadingly omit" information about commercial relationships.
From BBC
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