mislead
verb (used with object)
to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
was misleading
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past progressiveof mislead.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Since miscarriage by medical definition is before 20 weeks, the reported rate was misleading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Another judge dealt the backers of the measure a second loss by tentatively finding that their description of the measure, submitted for the official state voter’s guide, was misleading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
ZDF conceded its wording was "misleading" while Musk said "legal action is being taken against ZDF for their outrageous lies".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
McBride said she had been offered an opportunity to perform at a nonpartisan event celebrating all 50 states, but later concluded that characterization was misleading.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
This use of the word filtering was misleading, as it was many times after in French, English, and American patent nomenclature, where it often meant percolation or something quite different from filtration.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
