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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When money is misdirected, working families and seniors pay the price.
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Alerts are misinterpreted, escalations are delayed or misdirected, and response efforts slow as teams struggle to understand what their tools are telling them.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Støre also pointed out that — regardless of its merits — this backlash was misdirected, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian government.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Commenters were quick to point out that her frustration was misdirected by being mad at the friend and not her boyfriend.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Alerts are misinterpreted, escalations are delayed or misdirected, and response efforts slow as teams struggle to understand what their tools are telling them.
—James Hadley, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Støre also pointed out that — regardless of its merits — this backlash was misdirected, as the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and not the Norwegian government.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
Commenters were quick to point out that her frustration was misdirected by being mad at the friend and not her boyfriend.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 18 Feb. 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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