Example sentences for: misunderstood

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

  • This shortened form may be rare in British English [BE], but the term amicus curiae , literally `friend of the court,' is well established in Britain, and the etymological note could be misunderstood.

  • They generally agreed that Brian was a maverick in the field--and perhaps a bit too much in love with his own self-image as a misunderstood outsider--but basically sound.

  • The Fed's announcements and hints on forthcoming interest rate moves are pegged to a delicate PR dance; one ill-timed or misunderstood word can flip markets.

  • It also contains sayings that are frequently unattributed, unascribed, misunderstood and misapprehended, or words whose authors might wish to reconsider them.

  • Here you will find magnificent temples, shrines, and pagodas; exquisite Zen gardens; sumptuous traditional feasts; and, of course, that most alluring and misunderstood of creatures — the kimono-clad geisha.


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