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Examples of misread in a Sentence
I guess I misread the instructions.
They have misread the lessons of the past.
Politicians may have misread the mood of the public.
I badly misread the situation.
Recent Examples of misread from the Web
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The information that climate researchers had collected was incomplete and easy to misread.
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Team owner Vinnie Viola misread 66-year-old Dale Tallon.
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Takada may have also misread the patience of Takata’s biggest lenders.
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But the Kentuckian misread the degree to which members of his own conference wanted a seat at the table.
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Someone popular in internet video-game circles, who frequently shares messages touting the alt right, woefully misread both the dictionary blog post, and the concept of Milkshake Duck in general.
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Now, when a student misreads a rhythm in music notation, McCleary pauses, pointing at the notes with his baton and letting her take her time to read it again, this time more slowly.
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Yelich misread the ball off the bat of Tyler Flowers and started back before charging in too late to prevent the ball from dropping in.
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Prime Minister Theresa May misread the mood of the country and last week voters punished her for it.
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First Known Use of misread
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MISREAD Defined for English Language Learners
misread
playDefinition of misread for English Language Learners
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: to read (something) incorrectly
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: to understand (something) incorrectly
MISREAD Defined for Kids
misread
playDefinition of misread for Students
misread
\-ˈred\;misreading
\-ˈrēd-ing\1 : to incorrectly pronounce or understand something written
2 : misunderstand He misread the emotion on her face.
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