How do you use Misidentifying in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Misidentifying meaning
present participle and gerund of misidentify
Using Misidentifying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of misidentify
- In the example corpus, misidentifying often appears in combinations such as: by misidentifying.
Context around Misidentifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misidentifying
- In this selection, "misidentifying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, technology, targets, luul and various stand out and add context to how "misidentifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bias and misidentifying targets and biases by misidentifying women and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misidentifying" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misidentifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Pentagon investigator concluded that “time was the biggest factor” in misidentifying Luul. (13 words)
Mayorkas defended the expertise of federal officials, urging caution against misidentifying small commercial drones or aircraft. (16 words)
Historically, face recognition tools have come under fire for misidentifying various people, particularly those of non-white ethnicities (). (18 words)
A year later, in August 2022, the Pentagon for preventing civilian deaths in U.S. military operations that includes imposing a new system to reduce the risk of confirmation bias and misidentifying targets. (33 words)
The episode cites an MIT study that showed how facial recognition software can amplify human biases by misidentifying women and people of color more frequently than their white male counterparts. (30 words)
It has also been claimed that sightings of Nessie are caused by misidentifying inanimate objects – tree trunks, logs and optical effects caused by wind conditions have all been suggested. (29 words)
Example sentences (8)
A year later, in August 2022, the Pentagon for preventing civilian deaths in U.S. military operations that includes imposing a new system to reduce the risk of confirmation bias and misidentifying targets.
The Pentagon investigator concluded that “time was the biggest factor” in misidentifying Luul.
Historically, face recognition tools have come under fire for misidentifying various people, particularly those of non-white ethnicities ().
Mayorkas defended the expertise of federal officials, urging caution against misidentifying small commercial drones or aircraft.
In a follow-up, Vice News that the company behind the facial recognition software wasn’t upfront about the technology misidentifying Black students.
The episode cites an MIT study that showed how facial recognition software can amplify human biases by misidentifying women and people of color more frequently than their white male counterparts.
It has also been claimed that sightings of Nessie are caused by misidentifying inanimate objects – tree trunks, logs and optical effects caused by wind conditions have all been suggested.
She never trips over her skirt or accidentally insults someone; the only social gaffe she commits while in Singapore is misidentifying one old woman as another.
Common combinations with misidentifying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- by misidentifying 2×