How to Use misconception in a Sentence

misconception

noun
  • There’s a bit of a misconception about what method is.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
  • What’s crazy is that the whole thing was a misconception.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But this is a bit of a misconception.
    Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • But at the same time, though, there’s there’s a lot of weird misconceptions.
    Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al.com, 25 June 2019
  • Our misconception is that there's such a thing as a wild horse—there's no such thing.
    Lauren Vespoli, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2020
  • This is a bit of a misconception.
    Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But that is one of the misconceptions.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There are a lot of misconceptions around how to treat a rattlesnake bite.
    Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Surace said that there can be a misconception within the league.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There’s one way to bust misconceptions, that is the cold, hard light of science.
    Adam Roy, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The biggest misconception that people can have is that this is my show.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2022
  • There are a lot of reasons as to why the misconception exists.
    Laila Shabir, Teen Vogue, 24 July 2019
  • People tend to have the misconception that crating is mean, but this is wrong.
    Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Choi says there's a misconception that only a certain type of skin can achieve this look.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The second misconception is the pace of change.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • There is a misconception that a flank belt goes around a bull’s testicles.
    Dennis Rudner, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • There are a few key misconceptions about tipping points that are worth looking at here.
    Hannah Ritchie, Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There are numerous misconceptions out there about what is and isn’t best for your pelvic health.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 19 Nov. 2024
  • What’s a common misconception about death that more people should be aware of?
    Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 12 Dec. 2023
  • But this is based on a misconception, of which Yardeni ought to be aware but clearly isn’t.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But don’t let your skin care routine suffer over a misconception.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That’s been a misconception about Rice.
    Sam McDowell 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This is in contrast to the misconception that the robot performs the surgery on its own.
    Neha Mukherjee, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • What are some of the common misconceptions about voice acting?
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 15 Sep. 2023
  • What is the biggest misconception that people have about you?
    H. Alan Scott jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The misconception is a gamer is that guy with his hand on the doughnuts and Snickers bars.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2019
  • His response was reserved yet firm in that there’s a lot of misconception about the root of the issues.
    C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • And what do panelist find to be among the misconceptions about the use of AI?
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2023
  • McClay is quick to reject the misconception that she was hired to churn out puff pieces.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Here are a few of the most common misconceptions humans have about pit bulls, and some ways to address them.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023

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