How to Use misspelling in a Sentence

misspelling

noun
  • These emails are full of misspellings and urge people to click a false link.
    USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • For stupid good hangover food, try the Jucy Lucy, misspelling and all.
    Jason Tesauro, Esquire, 31 Jan. 2018
  • As the misspelling of Tribeca might suggest, the whole thing whiffs of some nonsense.
    Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 18 July 2017
  • The misspelling has been covered up with tape for the time being.
    Fox59, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2017
  • There are also a few misspellings, and one name is crossed out.
    Jimmy Golen, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • But a misspelling on the side of the bus directed people to the website, alabamaderservesmoore.com.
    Brian Lyman, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2017
  • There was also the misspelling of the Sheenes’ last name, a mistake that the Sheenes assumed had been made in bad faith.
    Adam Entous, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The note is full of odd phrases and terrible misspellings.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Perhaps there is a misspelling in the server name or the server no longer exists; double-check the name and try again.
    Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Take an extremely close look at the website’s URL to spot misspellings.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The misspelling of Tyler Alexander's first name is a testament to how unknown these Tigers are.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Most of them are genetic caused by a single misspelling in the genes out of 3 billion base pairs, one of them is screwed up.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • As for the misspelling of his name, Ibrahimovic isn’t the first to suffer that indignity.
    Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
  • Henry said the misspelling was the result of a typing error that was overlooked in the proofing process.
    Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The original version had a misspelling in the headline.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2019
  • The sign's misspelling only added to its cachet, its mystery.
    Paul Jenkins, Alaska Dispatch News, 24 June 2017
  • Caitlin, who had been waiting in the grounds of Cardiff Castle with hundreds of other well-wishers, didn’t mind the slight misspelling.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • After a seizure at two months, doctors sequenced his genome and found a single misspelling in a gene called TNPO2.
    Jason Mast, STAT, 13 May 2024
  • The name was an intentional misspelling of the rock band Cream, one of the first editor's favorites.
    David Bauder, ajc, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Nvogorod seems like a misspelling of Novgorod, one of two ancient cities in Russia by that name.
    Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic, 24 July 2017
  • Torix, which is most likely a misspelling for the drug Turox, is another pain drug that helps with swelling.
    Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 1 June 2017
  • Inslee wrote on Twitter, mocking Trump for a misspelling in his tweet.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2020
  • Some of the deletions have been to correct misspellings or remove words, while others have been to add more context.
    Jessica Estepa, USA TODAY, 4 May 2017
  • The band’s first drummer was Chuck Garrison—Chunk, the band’s original name, was a misspelling of his name in the local phone book.
    Craig Morgan Teicher, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022
  • On Tuesday, the misspelling of Cuervo’s name came to light, and that problem was corrected, Rapoza said.
    BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The misspelling of Meaghan Buisson’s name was corrected.
    WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Millenium’ with one n because the patent for the plant was submitted with the misspelling.
    Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The missile launches have not stopped, and neither have Trump's viral misspellings.
    Windsor Mann, TheWeek, 27 Feb. 2020
  • And the misspelling will not stop her from getting another tattoo.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 18 May 2018
  • Consumers are advised to take an extremely close look at the website’s URL to spot misspellings.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2023

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