misleadingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Another video, featuring the same child and misleadingly titled “She Got Diagnosed With Cancer,” has more than 4 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
But the majority provides a misleadingly incomplete quote from Farrar’s book.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Hegseth was sent on his own to Capitol Hill, where he misleadingly claimed to have been “completely cleared” by California police who investigated the accusation against him.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024
Fox News anchor Bret Baier is apologizing for playing a misleadingly edited clip in an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
These appointments, somewhat misleadingly described as “the midnight judges,” had occurred after the presidential election, and therefore denied Jefferson the right to choose his own men.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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