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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But his apparent attempts to resolve his past misdeeds with grandiose discoveries might well have been an attempt to cope with trauma.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Hall had shredded a slew of documents relating to North’s misdeed, but was not prosecuted in exchange for her Congressional testimony.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Though surrounded by a foul matrix of past and future misdeeds, the act feels pure, untouched by the poison of the Black Rabbit’s kitchen.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
The show, so far, has emphasized a clear-eyed approach to its subjects’ misdeeds, but also curiosity about untangling their psyches.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Hall had shredded a slew of documents relating to North’s misdeed, but was not prosecuted in exchange for her Congressional testimony.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Though surrounded by a foul matrix of past and future misdeeds, the act feels pure, untouched by the poison of the Black Rabbit’s kitchen.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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