How to Use misinterpretation in a Sentence
misinterpretation
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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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The potential for the misinterpretation and misuse of this piece was high.
—Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 12 Oct. 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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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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Senseless waste of human life is being normalized in the misinterpretation of the 2nd Amendment by a Supreme Court of Fools.
—Amanda Morris, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
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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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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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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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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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It was based on a misinterpretation of how data were collected in a study called the American Time Use Survey.
—Shayla Love, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2023
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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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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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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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The marchers were accused in an online campaign this year of blasphemy, based on a misinterpretation of a banner, a dangerous and often lethal charge to make in Pakistan.
—Saeed Shah, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021
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These researchers have also cautioned that misinterpretation of GWASs by scientists, the media and the public can cause harm.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2024
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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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Judd’s objects don’t, of course, represent God, a misinterpretation that would almost certainly make Judd roll over in his grave.
—Leslie Jamison, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2020
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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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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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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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But, Inglis says, this process doesn’t determine whether the study is accurate, reliable, or prone to misinterpretation.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2020
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Players didn’t see much point in kneeling, or raising a fist, when the moment so quickly vanishes and is so vulnerable (see Drew Brees) to mindless misinterpretation.
—Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 5 June 2020
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Because of the sheer number of high school productions and the lazy misinterpretation of its style and meaning, Our Town developed the reputation of being sentimental.
—Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2022
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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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This is a misinterpretation of a statement made by a doctor at an FDA advisory committee meeting.
—Devon Link, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2021
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Posts of the 10-second clip and memes about Biden's comparison leave out important context, leading to misinterpretation among social media users.
—Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022
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Media misinterpretation, either intentional or not, of all of the above.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2021
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These few sentences contain drastic misinterpretations of the world Tolkien created, specifically about the natures of elves and men, the differences between them, and the consequences of trying to overcome these natures.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
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But these early flubs, which Google chalked up to misinterpretations or a lack of data, have so far overshadowed another possible drawback: the financial and environmental cost of AI search.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 June 2024
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