How to Use misunderstanding in a Sentence

misunderstanding

noun

• We had our little misunderstandings in the past but we managed to clear them up long ago.
• Her comments reflect a misunderstanding of the basic problem.
• The instructions are carefully written in order to avoid misunderstanding.
• The case was closed in what police said may have been sparked by a misunderstanding.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2022
• There is a lot of misunderstanding out there about 80/20.
  — Dave Philippi, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• If your emotions get in the way of reason, a misunderstanding will spin out of control.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
• The next few weeks are sure to be a slightly confusing and full of missteps and misunderstandings.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• That belief, however, turned out to be the misunderstanding at the center of the pair’s struggle.
  — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
• For the most part, emoji misunderstandings are worth a chuckle or two.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• So there were misunderstandings within the group and Rahiem felt man enough to apologize.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
• There are plenty of misunderstandings about crime and how it’s measured in the U.S. Are the two statements accurate?
  — Journal Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2024
• The millionaire later claimed not to have made the post and called it a frustrating misunderstanding.
  — Fox News, 27 Dec. 2022
• By that point, there was enough trust that the misunderstanding did little from the White House perspective to hurt the relationship.
  — Josh Boak, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2023
• But this is a method which has led in the past to misunderstandings of a most lurid nature, to people being driven insane with fear, and even to shooting tragedies.
  — Nancy Mitford, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
• The misunderstanding stems from having a standard point of view when in fact one needs to use a different paradigm or even part of the brain to approach it.
  — Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
• And that his hedge fund’s crooked balance sheet and all his one-time friends testifying against him are just a big misunderstanding.
  — Byjeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 2 Oct. 2023
• There is a general misunderstanding of where the tech is at, explains Mills.
  — WIRED, 25 Jan. 2023
• This misunderstanding, along with the rampant corruption of the PA, played directly into the hands of Hamas.
  — Jean-Pierre Filiu, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2024
• The most surprising part of the journey so far, says Okaro, is people’s misunderstanding of what these women want.
  — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Jan. 2023
• Or maybe that my thinking is itself an example of the misunderstandings that the book is trying to address?
  — David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
• Despite that wild misunderstanding, his second try was impressive enough to land him the role as the lead singer and songwriter of Fleetwood Mac-like band the Six.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 22 Feb. 2023
• Tara and Badger form a warm, though tacit, connection, but amid the throng they are driven apart by a misunderstanding.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
• Part of the reason for that misunderstanding could be the large number of people who move into the Dallas-Fort Worth area every year, Schackmann said.
  — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
• The slightest difference in your tone can lead to a big misunderstanding or even an argument.
  — Hannah Madlener, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
• Always try to understand and inquire about how things are done to avoid any misunderstandings.
  — Rocky Romanella, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• When the minister dispatched fighters to his house, Karzai tweeted that there had been a misunderstanding.
  — Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022
• For one pair, caregiving leads to a closer emotional bond; with the other, to a painful misunderstanding.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
• At the time, royal experts said Meghan’s comments appeared to be based on a misunderstanding of the way royal titles are conferred.
  — USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
• Thanks to a gaggle of misunderstandings, the couple find themselves at odds with their growing feelings for each other.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2023
• For Black talents of any generation, the threat of constant misunderstanding or burnout can swallow most of us whole.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024