Example sentences for: misstated

How can you use “misstated” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The NYT "Corrections" page carries this item: "A report last Sunday about the wedding of Lily Changchien and John Richard Middleton Jr. misstated the honors with which they graduated from Harvard University.

  • Last week's "Strange Bedfellow" column by Jacob Weisberg, "Such a Deal: The Romance of Rent Control," misstated the title of Jane Jacobs' famous book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities . We had it as "The Life and Death ...

  • The NYT runs the following correction: "An article on Friday about the New York Senate race misstated the congressional voting record of the Democratic candidate, Charles E. Schumer.

  • Consider for instance, the following item in today's Times : "An article on July 18 about allegations of sexual misconduct among New York City police officers misstated the street number of what was said to be a brothel frequented by officers.

  • For once, have some pity on the Corrections folks at the NYT . Today, they were somehow forced to run this one: "An article in Arts & Ideas on Aug. 29 about the changing role of the audience in political theater misstated the name of a theater institute at Harvard and the title of its leader.


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