misread
verb (used with or without object)
to read wrongly.
were misreading
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past progressiveof misread.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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Allies who share intelligence with Israel said security agencies were misreading reality.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
“Students were misreading exam questions at an astonishing rate,” he wrote in a grievance to the university, protesting his termination.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
Blinken, however, said critics were misreading the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
Haenle, however, said the advisers’ article suggested the Chinese were misreading Trump’s willingness to retreat.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
He said he believed the lawmakers were misreading the public mood.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 13, 2011
