How to Use mischaracterize in a Sentence

mischaracterize

verb

• Last week’s item on Peo mischaracterized his role at the firm.
  — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
• All of these funds were mischaracterized.
  — Majirata Latela, The Dial, 13 Jan. 2026
• Finke also said at the time that social media posts were mischaracterizing her bill.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
• It’s been extolled as a virtue for centuries, but it’s often mischaracterized.
  — Barret Michalec, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
• Supporters of the project argue the long-term cost is being mischaracterized.
  — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
• In a series of all-caps posts, Boosie argued that the case against Diddy is mischaracterized.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025
• So sometimes, obviously, as a player, things get mischaracterized or your voice gets drowned out.
  — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2024
• This concerns hunters of all stripes, who view the bill as a disingenuous attempt to mischaracterize hunters and chip away at hunting rights.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
• Stephanopoulos mischaracterized Trump as having been found liable for rape in a civil trial.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
• Cuomo is used to being mischaracterized or having some of his words misunderstood.
  — Danielle Bacher, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
• Johnson said Democrats mischaracterized the bill.
  — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 25 Oct. 2025
• Post mischaracterizes albedo effect The post refers to the concept of albedo, which is a measure of the amount of light that a surface reflects.
  — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• Nonetheless, Moyn’s narrow focus on the law sometimes leads him to mischaracterize parts of his story.
  — Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2021
• Charter schools are public schools, a fact that is often either mischaracterized or outright mistaken.
  — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Sep. 2024
• Images or videos can be not only inaccurate, but also taken out of context or mischaracterized.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
• The post also mischaracterizes aluminum by calling it a preservative.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
• Both parties frequently mischaracterize the others point, which leads to greater confusion.
  — Mike Patton, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Baldoni denied the allegations and argued in court filings that the dispute had been mischaracterized.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
• The participants also took steps that mischaracterized, for tax purposes, the true nature of the payments made in furtherance of the scheme.
  — Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• An earlier version mischaracterized the time frame.
  — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
• Federspiel, the library director, said the claims have painted the wrong picture about some of the contents of the books or mischaracterized from whom they were intended.
  — Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
• Swalwell was among those named by Patel, who has said that his critics are mischaracterizing the appendix by calling it an enemies list.
  — Perry Stein The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 29 Mar. 2026
• Some of the posts mischaracterized video or showed graphic footage and have driven the spread of misinformation on X and elsewhere across the internet.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2023
• The most frustrating aspect is that much of the reaction appeared to mischaracterize the article itself.
  — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 22 June 2026
• But in a lengthy statement on its website, Kars4Kids said the judge mischaracterized its work and its testimony at trial.
  — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 May 2026
• The filing mischaracterizes the study and Meta’s decision to end it, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
• Vought said Hassan was mischaracterizing his position on respecting the need to keep the government open.
  — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
• His attorneys allege the feds have mischaracterized critical facts in an effort to ensure Combs’ bail request is denied.
  — Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
• Also, why did Most Wanted mischaracterize Bumble as some sort of dating app for casual hookups?
  — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 13 Dec. 2024
• Monfils was also mischaracterized at times as focusing on entertaining rather than winning.
  — James Hansen, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025