Examples of misdeed in a Sentence
She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Part of the pleasure of reading detective stories, and of watching them on TV, is the gratification of getting to play along—with the investigation and with the seductive idea that human misdeeds can be definitively understood.
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Because their lives are unaffordable, streets unsafe, and taxes are at record highs, New York City’s residents have forgotten Cuomo’s numerous misdeeds.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Well Fargo’s assets following a series of misdeeds.
—Morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Several sergeants later sued the city, saying they were being made to take the fall for the department’s misdeeds.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Because their lives are unaffordable, streets unsafe, and taxes are at record highs, New York City’s residents have forgotten Cuomo’s numerous misdeeds.
—Ryan Silverstein, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Well Fargo’s assets following a series of misdeeds.
—Morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
Several sergeants later sued the city, saying they were being made to take the fall for the department’s misdeeds.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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