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Misconstruing | Misconstrued | Misconstrues

Misconstruing meaning

present participle and gerund of misconstrue

Using Misconstruing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of misconstrue
  • In the example corpus, misconstruing often appears in combinations such as: misconstruing the.

Context around Misconstruing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

presentation 1× willfully 1×

Often after:

facts 1× reality 1×

Sentence patterns with Misconstruing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as in misconstruing the facts 1× blight is misconstruing the original 1× evidence and misconstruing facts is 1× is willfully misconstruing reality in 1× misunderstanding or misconstruing what the 1× the presentation misconstruing it as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apart from missing 1× critics argue that 1× further criticism was 1× many go further 1× speaking without evidence 1×

Common sentence endings:

game for kids 1× its funding base 1× known as twitter 1× misconstruing the facts 1× original lawmakers intention 1× president had said 1×

Words around Misconstruing

Just before it in the word index:

misconstrues 4 misconstrued 67 misconstrue 5 misconstruction 5 misconstructed 2 misconfigured 4

Just after it in the word index:

miscontrolled 4 miscounting 3 miscounts 4 miscovich 3 miscreant 15 miscreants 115

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Misconstruing

  • In this selection, "misconstruing" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, presentation, willfully, facts and reality stand out and add context to how "misconstruing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as in misconstruing the facts and blight is misconstruing the original. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "misconstruing" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with misconstruing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Many go further, saying the group is willfully misconstruing reality in Myanmar in order to expand its funding base. (19 words)

Critics argue that using the mechanism to finance development on land that is not urban blight is misconstruing the original lawmakers’ intention. (22 words)

We have had several occasions when the President’s handlers have accused the public of misinterpreting or misunderstanding or misconstruing what the President had said. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Speaking without evidence and misconstruing facts is a criminal offence, and those engaging in such behaviour will be dealt with through legal action," wrote Azhar Mahmood on X, formerly known as Twitter. (32 words)

Further criticism was directed at its slow story pacing and linearity, while some even noted that they were misled by the presentation, misconstruing it as a game for kids. (29 words)

Apart from missing the ‘fit’, the Court also gravely erred in deciding and upholding what was not argued before it as well as in misconstruing the facts. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Critics argue that using the mechanism to finance development on land that is not urban blight is misconstruing the original lawmakers’ intention.

Further criticism was directed at its slow story pacing and linearity, while some even noted that they were misled by the presentation, misconstruing it as a game for kids.

Speaking without evidence and misconstruing facts is a criminal offence, and those engaging in such behaviour will be dealt with through legal action," wrote Azhar Mahmood on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Many go further, saying the group is willfully misconstruing reality in Myanmar in order to expand its funding base.

Apart from missing the ‘fit’, the Court also gravely erred in deciding and upholding what was not argued before it as well as in misconstruing the facts.

We have had several occasions when the President’s handlers have accused the public of misinterpreting or misunderstanding or misconstruing what the President had said.

Common combinations with misconstruing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "misconstruing" in a sentence?
An example: "Critics argue that using the mechanism to finance development on land that is not urban blight is misconstruing the original lawmakers’ intention." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "misconstruing" from authentic English texts.
What does "misconstruing" mean?
Misconstruing means: present participle and gerund of misconstrue
How many example sentences with "misconstruing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "misconstruing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.