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Examples of misdeed in a Sentence
She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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In parallel, the United States should continue to put a spotlight on Russian misdeeds, predatory behavior, human rights abuses, and support for large-scale corruption by publicizing damning information collected by activists, independent journalists, and Westerngovernments.
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Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
These characters shine when making the lives of those nearby an ongoing nightmare, and while Mr. Heckles' (Larry Hankin) petty complaints on Friends don't quite match up to Joe Goldberg's (Penn Badgley) misdeeds on You, all earn their place on this list in their own unique ways.
—EW.com, 5 July 2024
Daniel is afflicted with a sense of moral outrage over the misdeeds of humans which are bringing about the climate shift, an outrage that merges with his impulse to save small animals, especially turtles, from highway traffic.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Those who commit misdeeds on the president’s behalf — Seal Team 6, in that one hypothetical — could be criminally liable for their actions.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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Frederic Wehrey, Foreign Affairs, 9 July 2024
These characters shine when making the lives of those nearby an ongoing nightmare, and while Mr. Heckles' (Larry Hankin) petty complaints on Friends don't quite match up to Joe Goldberg's (Penn Badgley) misdeeds on You, all earn their place on this list in their own unique ways.
—EW.com, 5 July 2024
Daniel is afflicted with a sense of moral outrage over the misdeeds of humans which are bringing about the climate shift, an outrage that merges with his impulse to save small animals, especially turtles, from highway traffic.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
Those who commit misdeeds on the president’s behalf — Seal Team 6, in that one hypothetical — could be criminally liable for their actions.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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