Example Sentences

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Epstein doesn’t appear to correct Nikolic when he misspells his first name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The amendment to Lisa Marie's will also "misspells her mother's name" and bears a signature by Lisa Marie that "appears inconsistent with her usual and customary signature", says the court filing seen by the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2023

You even plugged your new Twitter account, the one that misspells your last name because cybersquatters apparently took every possible manifestation of your name.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

For example, he couldn’t tell you my current job and still misspells my primary school age kid’s name, and my kid’s name has four letters.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2021

Some boat owner in Florida misspells “Grandma” and look what happens: a myth is bom, a province is renamed, a Communist party newspaper is launched.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García