How to Use misinterpretation in a Sentence
misinterpretation
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Then there are comics with staunchly pro-Israel jokes that leave less room for misinterpretation.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
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The potential for the misinterpretation and misuse of this piece was high.
—Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021
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Use of these will lead to confusion and misinterpretation of your message.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lee says that was never his intention and is a misinterpretation of that book's thesis.
—Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2021
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Those involved in the movement said this backlash was a willful misinterpretation of their work.
—Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2021
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This was a common misinterpretation of words said to be spoken by Crazy Horse.
—Sierra Crane Murdoch, Harper's Magazine, 3 May 2023
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But, Abramson said such critiques may be a misinterpretation of the space’s purpose.
—Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
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While many people love texting for speed and efficiency, there’s a lot of room for misinterpretation.
—Sara Radin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
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Simple things that are so straightforward there’s no room for misinterpretation.
—Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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These two species have distinct and often contrasting body language cues, which can lead to misinterpretation.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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That’s the dangerous misinterpretation of the freedom to dream that brings all those angry assassins to the stage — and to life.
—Marilyn Stasio, Variety, 14 Nov. 2021
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Simple terms also leave less room for mistakes and misinterpretation.
—Adrian Dearnell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
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There’s been some willful misinterpretation by the media in response.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 June 2026
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In all likelihood, what your daughter shared with you was either a misinterpretation of what the teacher shared or a mistake on the teacher’s part.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
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Before the arrest, the body slam and the broken wrist, there was a misinterpretation of information over the police band.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 30 June 2020
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Can be found all over but seems to thrive in America, owing to a misinterpretation of what personal freedom means.
—Alicia Oltuski, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
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That claim was also based on a misinterpretation of data from the Danish institute.
—Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
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The introduction of these terms out of context of the research that created them leads to misinterpretation of their true meaning.
—Akil Bello, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
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But others claim the reporting is a misinterpretation of Braun’s career shift.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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The outcomes of tests are also prone to misinterpretation and confirmation bias.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2021
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Skeptics suggest that the latest videos can be explained by misinterpretation of camera and sensor data.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 25 June 2021
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Sure, some may argue that brands need to tread carefully—that humor must align with a brand's identity to prevent misinterpretation or backlash.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Darkness only leads to human misinterpretation of what the eyes are really seeing.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
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Maus is also a tricky text, prone to misinterpretation—and, as in Tennessee, censorship.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2022
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Instead of clarifying the path forward, the very words meant to unify teams sow misinterpretation, confusion, and drift.
—Andrea Belk Olson, Harvard Business Review, 10 Nov. 2025
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Independent fact-checkers said that was a misinterpretation of the findings.
—Katherine Dillinger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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Independent fact-checkers said that was a misinterpretation of the findings.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Whatever the case, this is a low-energy day subject to confusion and misinterpretations.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Yet Waltz finds that behavior to be a misinterpretation of Strasberg’s teachings.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
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Worse still is a potential misinterpretation of something in your custom instructions.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
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