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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But Messi misdirected his kick, lofting the ball gently to the right of Kristijan Kahlina, who was already moving in that direction and was able to tip the ball into the air and then catch it.
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Excessive and misdirected use of artificial light is more common in cities and can have a huge effect on the visibility of the night sky, particularly for those stargazers who are looking to observe faint deep sky objects with some of the best telescopes.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And those who have experienced the death of a family member might recognize the Fisher boys’ misdirected grief after losing their mother to breast cancer.
—Greta Rainbow, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
The criticism was sharp, loud, and misdirected.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Excessive and misdirected use of artificial light is more common in cities and can have a huge effect on the visibility of the night sky, particularly for those stargazers who are looking to observe faint deep sky objects with some of the best telescopes.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And those who have experienced the death of a family member might recognize the Fisher boys’ misdirected grief after losing their mother to breast cancer.
—Greta Rainbow, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
The criticism was sharp, loud, and misdirected.
—Naz Beheshti, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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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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