Example Sentences

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Another senator present at the meeting told Garza that she was "misreading" Graham's body language, which only "infuriated" her more, she told the Times.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2022

Another senator at the meeting tried to tell her she was misreading Graham’s body language, which only infuriated her more.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

News outlets quickly pointed out that she was misreading data.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Critics’ warnings that the United States was misreading Xi, and risked getting played, proved prescient not long after Xi became president in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2020

Then, there were indications she was misreading the actual size of the islands.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee