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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Ben is forced to film daily updates that will air on the show — even The Running Man relies on Real Housewives–style confessionals — but his attempts to alert the public to the Network’s misdeeds prove futile.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Facing multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Alex turned increasingly to drugs, becoming desperate when his financial woes and misdeeds were about to surface.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
In handing down the sentence, Montenegro said Bonillo understood the scope of his misdeeds, abused his position of trust and used that position to enrich himself while undermining CBP’s main goal.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Resendez, a social media editor with two children who is out of a long-term relationship, says that Allen’s record has arrived at a time when women are reclaiming their autonomy, chipping away at patriarchal norms, and publicly holding men accountable for their misdeeds.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
Facing multimillion-dollar lawsuits, Alex turned increasingly to drugs, becoming desperate when his financial woes and misdeeds were about to surface.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
In handing down the sentence, Montenegro said Bonillo understood the scope of his misdeeds, abused his position of trust and used that position to enrich himself while undermining CBP’s main goal.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Resendez, a social media editor with two children who is out of a long-term relationship, says that Allen’s record has arrived at a time when women are reclaiming their autonomy, chipping away at patriarchal norms, and publicly holding men accountable for their misdeeds.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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