How to Use misinformed in a Sentence

misinformed

adjective
  • There’s been a lot of talk about slavery lately, and sadly, some of it is wildly misinformed.
    Felice León, The Root, 5 May 2018
  • Politicians and researchers have warned of the growing risks of a misinformed public.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • Trump was seemingly misinformed about the nature of the vote and the substance of the bill, people said.
    Anchorage Daily News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There are two reasons so many Americans are misinformed about the substance of the bill.
    Ben Shapiro, National Review, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Your ex is either misinformed or is intentionally trying to pull one over on you.
    Wendy Hickey, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This has left Arabs divided and at times misinformed about the violence raging at their doorsteps.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Standing up for free markets, against their misinformed enemies.
    Dominic Pino, National Review, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But the people who live and work in those cities say the president is either terribly misinformed or lying.
    USA Today, 24 Oct. 2020
  • But some see it as a shortcut for the misinformed — apathy and convenience placed in one plastic bottle.
    Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
  • This helps explain why most American consumers are so misinformed.
    Brianna Holt, Quartz, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The president was seemingly misinformed about the nature of the vote and the substance of the bill, people said.
    Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Calling out misinformed approaches helps make the case for proper design and action.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • And, of course, if the reviews themselves are misinformed or rigged, a summary of junk customer feedback will also be junk.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Roan’s call for record labels to pay artists a livable wage and provide healthcare was noble — but also wildly misinformed.
    Jeff Rabhan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Valdez said his employees weren’t misinformed, like Roth said during this month’s meeting in Hialeah.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan and John Kennedy, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • This is the pruning technique that some misinformed gardeners started by cutting straight across the top of the tree during the winter.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But their diagnosis is misinformed and their prescription would only make the problem worse.
    WSJ, 15 May 2018
  • But neon fans argue that those who believe LED is less expensive are misinformed.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
  • No prep’ and ‘highly misinformed about Australia’ is absolutely my hope.
    Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, 4 Jan. 2019
  • If people are misinformed, would education solve the problem?
    Daniel Treisman, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2018
  • A day later, the health ministry released a statement saying the study was speculative and misinformed.
    Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 5 May 2022
  • Facebook and Twitter feeds containing a misinformed post about the Zika virus.
    Lila Thulin, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Prominent gay rights activist Dede Oetomo said the draft law was misinformed.
    NBC News, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The fight against Carini has become a flashpoint for an often misinformed debate about how women are allowed to compete in sports.
    Issy Ronald, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Reilly said the concerns and criticism are misinformed and misguided.
    Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 19 June 2024
  • An increase in social media use correlated with an increase in people being misinformed about the virus.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Politicians and researchers have warned of the growing risks of a misinformed public as false information online can spread quickly.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The result is a more informed (and sometimes more misinformed) patient population.
    David Talby, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • As the pandemic continues, so does the misinformed idea that China caused this suffering.
    Melissa Hung, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Aug. 2020
  • So, Crockett is simply wrong (or misinformed) on the merits of his argument -- which Tapper notes.
    Chris Cillizza, CNN, 12 Dec. 2017

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