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.
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Ideas expressed in the piece The article argues that the glee over Tom Steyer’s loss in the California governor’s race reflects a broader, understandable anger at extreme wealth in an era of serf‑lord–level inequality, but contends that this anger is being misdirected at the wrong billionaire.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The criticism of therapists becoming coaches has always struck me as misdirected.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Later in the first half against Liverpool, Dunk misdirected a chest pass meant for Verbruggen, which needlessly conceded a corner.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
His fingers misdirected the blood flow but did nothing to stanch it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
The criticism of therapists becoming coaches has always struck me as misdirected.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Later in the first half against Liverpool, Dunk misdirected a chest pass meant for Verbruggen, which needlessly conceded a corner.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
His fingers misdirected the blood flow but did nothing to stanch it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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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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