Examples of misdirect in a Sentence
Their mail was misdirected to our address.
If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.
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According to Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service, paper refund checks are 16 times more likely to have an issue, like the check being lost, misdirected, stolen or uncashed.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
In the finale, journalist Murray Guthrie (Sam Troughton) pitches his theory: that the attack was initiated by Iran as retaliation for the attack on Air Flight 655, that other countries assisted to misdirect suspicion and ultimately make the West pay for its ideologies and action.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
It’s not directed or misdirected at anyone’s expense.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
By offering himself as an option to Rodri, allowing the ball to reach De Bruyne indirectly, Gundogan creates what is known as a ‘third-man run‘, misdirecting Inter’s defence.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
In the finale, journalist Murray Guthrie (Sam Troughton) pitches his theory: that the attack was initiated by Iran as retaliation for the attack on Air Flight 655, that other countries assisted to misdirect suspicion and ultimately make the West pay for its ideologies and action.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2025
It’s not directed or misdirected at anyone’s expense.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
By offering himself as an option to Rodri, allowing the ball to reach De Bruyne indirectly, Gundogan creates what is known as a ‘third-man run‘, misdirecting Inter’s defence.
—Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 4 July 2024
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
ˌmis-də-ˈrekt 
-(ˌ)dī-
: to direct incorrectly
misdirection
noun
-ˈrek-shən
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