Examples of misdirect in a Sentence
Their mail was misdirected to our address.
If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.
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According to the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service, paper refund checks sent by mail are 16 times more likely to have an issue—including getting lost, being misdirected, stolen or uncashed.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Caveats Of Interpersonal Gratitude When it is misdirected or inauthentic, gratitude can have unintended consequences.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
President Donald Trump loves being a disruptor, but his wrecking ball is mostly misdirected: tariff wars with Canada and Mexico, withdrawing from the World Health Organization, sneers at allies and cancelling USAID—these and similar actions are bad for Americans and terrible for the world.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Still more wonder if those sharing information are merely trying to misdirect others.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Caveats Of Interpersonal Gratitude When it is misdirected or inauthentic, gratitude can have unintended consequences.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
President Donald Trump loves being a disruptor, but his wrecking ball is mostly misdirected: tariff wars with Canada and Mexico, withdrawing from the World Health Organization, sneers at allies and cancelling USAID—these and similar actions are bad for Americans and terrible for the world.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Still more wonder if those sharing information are merely trying to misdirect others.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
ˌmis-də-ˈrekt 
-(ˌ)dī-
: to direct incorrectly
misdirection
noun
-ˈrek-shən
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