Example Sentences

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The circumstances are fantastical, but the fears his aunt and uncle express — about the likelihood that the world will misjudge or harm him — will be familiar to any Black parent or child.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

“The concern isn’t just whether a new guard will misjudge or panic and fire too soon,” explained a South African guard.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2015

But one thing I do fear—that the Russian people will misjudge me and misunderstand my life and its purpose.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I fear that if she hears that I am a fugitive she will misjudge me and believe me to be guilty."

From Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by Le Queux, William

He will misjudge me from evidence to his mind powerfully conclusive; and I shall be unable to disabuse him of error, because appearances are against me.

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)