MISCONSTRUE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for MISCONSTRUE, such as:
1. Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.
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Meanings and Examples of MISCONSTRUE
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misconstrue
v. interpret incorrectly; misjudge; mistake the meaning of
Classic Sentence:
1 Still, when I reached my chamber, I felt a pang at the idea she should even temporarily misconstrue what she had seen.
2 It was annoying the way Melly always misconstrued her motives--but perhaps that was far preferable to having her suspect the truth.
3 Sometimes, words meant in the utmost respect were misconstrued by overstrung relatives of the dead and scarcely were the last shovels of earth mounded above the coffin before trouble began.
Example Sentence:
1 Yet any discussion of weight and breast cancer is considered sensitive because some may misconstrue that as the medical establishment blaming women for their disease.