Examples of misdirect in a Sentence
Their mail was misdirected to our address.
If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.
Recent Examples on the Web
Not long after that, the reader’s manager started reprimanding Autumn Leaves 523 for humming, misdirecting a package, and other minor or made-up infractions.
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Karla Miller, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Turns out, Choudhury misdirected us from the outset, hiding information the characters know in order to make her point.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Do not Google their contact information or you could be misdirected as part of another scam — search on the platforms in question.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
But Sutton and Rao found many leaders whose own habits prolonged meetings, wasted time, and misdirected others in countless ways.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
The hands stained with the blood of innocent people & the corrupt, evil minds that misdirected them will definitely be the target of a severe pounding & a deserving retribution.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
Also, because the majority of health professionals either have not heard of PMO or don’t understand it, Blom says, people who seek help for the condition may be misdiagnosed or receive unnecessary or misdirected treatment.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
And sometimes, the act of misdirected amplexus actually can yield offspring, as there have been cases of dead female frogs carrying eggs that could still be successfully fertilized.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
Far greater resources and political will—albeit much of it misdirected—did not solve the previous war.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023
Karla Miller, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Turns out, Choudhury misdirected us from the outset, hiding information the characters know in order to make her point.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
Do not Google their contact information or you could be misdirected as part of another scam — search on the platforms in question.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
But Sutton and Rao found many leaders whose own habits prolonged meetings, wasted time, and misdirected others in countless ways.
—Alan Murray, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
The hands stained with the blood of innocent people & the corrupt, evil minds that misdirected them will definitely be the target of a severe pounding & a deserving retribution.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2024
Also, because the majority of health professionals either have not heard of PMO or don’t understand it, Blom says, people who seek help for the condition may be misdiagnosed or receive unnecessary or misdirected treatment.
—Jaimie Seaton, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
And sometimes, the act of misdirected amplexus actually can yield offspring, as there have been cases of dead female frogs carrying eggs that could still be successfully fertilized.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
Far greater resources and political will—albeit much of it misdirected—did not solve the previous war.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
ˌmis-də-ˈrekt 
-(ˌ)dī-
: to direct incorrectly
misdirection
noun
-ˈrek-shən
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