Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscued
Verb
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After months marked by corruption, violence, and the open perversion of law, to gasp in outrage at the loss of a few tons of masonry and mortar might seem oddly misjudged.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025 -
On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, punt returner Ke’Shawn Williams muffed it, giving the Chargers the ball at the 21-yard line.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mines finally made its own big mistake when freshman Jayden Reyes muffed a punt that Pueblo recovered at the Orediggers’ 22.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Chiefs bungled it in more ways than one, more than that fourth-down call, even if the most glaring is the decision to settle for three.—
Sam McDowell
November 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 Nov. 2025
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One day, calling kids up to get pizza for a class lunch, the teacher repeatedly and purposely bungled her name.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the show has hosted plenty of controversial musical performances, such as NBC removing upside-down American flags from Rage Against the Machine’s amps in 1996 to Ashlee Simpson’s botched vocal performance in 2004.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Made all the worse, that final play by Miami was botched by a mistake that led to the pickoff.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Commanders’ first drive ended when Mike Danna intercepted a pass bobbled by Deebo Samuel.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers were poised to answer with their first points, but the Falcons’ Kaden Ellis intercepted a Jones pass that Jauan Jennings bobbled at the Falcons’ 18.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Miscued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscued. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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