How to Use misinterpret in a Sentence

misinterpret

verb

• He claims that his statements have been misinterpreted by the media.
• Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent.
• Someone might misinterpret him as a man who doesn’t play by the rules.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2020
• Just don’t go too snarky on the jokes in case they're misinterpreted.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 24 Apr. 2020
• And now the pope says some of his remarks have been misinterpreted.
  — CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
• Some readers, fooled by its up-to-date style, misinterpret it as a piece of reportage.
  — Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2019
• Guiao said in his email to me that the audit is being misinterpreted by some.
  — Mark Naymik, cleveland.com, 1 June 2017
• No one would ever misinterpret the work.
  — Chuck Palahniuk, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
• So, the fact that it can be misinterpreted by some, this is always going to be the case.
  — CBS News, 6 July 2025
• Just like many of my paintings are often misinterpreted, the same goes with my show.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
• Or, they are lost souls who have misinterpreted the meaning and love behind the faith.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2018
• That’s kind of a thing that’s misinterpreted.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
• This isn't the first time a song has been used against an artist's wishes or misinterpreted as part of a campaign.
  — Allyson Chiu, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
• The laws in question are complex and easy to misinterpret or distort.
  — Michael Smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• Still, some stroke patients seemed to misinterpret the guidance.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• Larsa, however, misinterprets that to mean that the current breakup is fake.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 June 2025
• Clay took Ani out on a dinner date that was misinterpreted as a study session.
  — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 24 Aug. 2019
• Harmon says the board is misinterpreting the statute and has appealed.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
• The defense of these jokes is inevitably that they are misinterpreted.
  — Elysha Chang, GQ, 24 Oct. 2017
• If the brain misinterprets signals from the body, or if those signals are faulty, the brain may send out commands that cause harm.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
• There is a tendency to misinterpret the worst effects of a nor’easter.
  — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
• Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misinterpret the past, that is the truth.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• Harder told the Guardian that the initial claims in the suit had been misinterpreted.
  — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 12 Apr. 2017
• This is just one of the voice examples, but there were others like a timid, mousey girl that could be misinterpreted, too.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 27 June 2018
• But the statement also includes items that are easy to overlook or misinterpret.
  — Robert Powell, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
• If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
• But the tests, which start typically with urine samples, are easy to misinterpret and often wrong.
  — Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
• After Dani misinterpreted a typo Ziv sent her, the two went on a date.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
• If your instructions are misinterpreted, do your best to be patient.
  — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
• The Scarecrow comes to her aid, but his intentions are misinterpreted by the staff.
  — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026