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Mislead is an English word with synonyms like misdirect or misinform. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mislead in a sentence

Mislead meaning

  1. To lead astray, in a false direction.
  2. To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
  3. To deceptively trick into something wrong.

Synonyms of Mislead

Using Mislead

  • The main meaning on this page is: To lead astray, in a false direction. | To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression. | To deceptively trick into something wrong.
  • Useful related words include: misdirect, misinform, guide, conduct.
  • In the example corpus, mislead often appears in combinations such as: to mislead, mislead the, mislead people.

Context around Mislead

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mislead

  • In this selection, "mislead" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, recklessly, may, deliberately, people, parliament and women stand out and add context to how "mislead" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a huge mislead and ability to mislead us said. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mislead" sits close to words such as abiy, acquaintance and afghans, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mislead

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

FFO multiples often mislead, and do so here. (8 words)

Once again, I am not saying management should mislead investors. (10 words)

AAP MLA should not mislead people, its Oppn victory when govt accepts. (12 words)

The interesting thing about the ending is you think this experience with the stalker and Brad Pitt has made you maybe totally rethink everything, and, “I now know what's important in life and I'm gonna go for love and Robyn,” and it's a huge mislead. (48 words)

The High Court thereafter directed, “the interim order shall not be shown on the display board or menu card in a manner to mislead the consumer that the service charge has been approved by this court”. (36 words)

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday hit out at some farmer unions that allegedly “play politics” and urged the farming community not to fall prey to those who try to mislead them. (34 words)

As a result did he ‘deliberately and recklessly” mislead the House; or was it perhaps inadvertent, and therefore blameless? (19 words)

He also says he told the First Minister on Tuesday – why did the First Minister then mislead the public on Wednesday? (21 words)

Is it common for influencers to knowingly mislead their audienceies fraud (in which social media influencers in the US were charged with feeding followers misinformation in a $100m stock scheme)? (30 words)

Example sentences (20)

AAP MLA should not mislead people, its Oppn victory when govt accepts.

As a result did he ‘deliberately and recklessly” mislead the House; or was it perhaps inadvertent, and therefore blameless?

Ashfield Independentshave long claimed the costs of the new offices were ‘spiralling out of control’ – but have been branded political opportunists who are “trying to mislead people over the figures”.

At-home fertility tests may mislead women - giving them unnecessary anxiety or a 'false sense of security'.

FFO multiples often mislead, and do so here.

Figures from both ends of the political spectrum were keen to share their thoughts on the probe that concluded that the former PM DID mislead Parliament.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday hit out at some farmer unions that allegedly “play politics” and urged the farming community not to fall prey to those who try to mislead them.

He also clarified the government's efforts in addressing the Manipur violence and alleged the no-confidence motion was brought to "mislead people".

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He also says he told the First Minister on Tuesday – why did the First Minister then mislead the public on Wednesday?

He said: ‘I believe that the evidence conclusively shows that I did not knowingly or recklessly mislead Parliament.

If Mr Johnson fails to convince the committee he did not deliberately mislead the Commons, he could be found to have committed contempt of Parliament.

Is it common for influencers to knowingly mislead their audienceies fraud (in which social media influencers in the US were charged with feeding followers misinformation in a $100m stock scheme)?

Law enforcement officials who battled rioters are aghast, calling the song a cynical effort to mislead Americans about the truth of what transpired during the Jan.

Looking at the “honest” endeavor by PM Sunak to protect the people and their near-empty purses, the party’s machinery is now hard at work seemingly trying to mislead the public.

Once again, I am not saying management should mislead investors.

The High Court thereafter directed, “the interim order shall not be shown on the display board or menu card in a manner to mislead the consumer that the service charge has been approved by this court”.

The interesting thing about the ending is you think this experience with the stalker and Brad Pitt has made you maybe totally rethink everything, and, “I now know what's important in life and I'm gonna go for love and Robyn,” and it's a huge mislead.

The media lawyer, who has been outspoken about what he calls newspapers' 'almost limitless ability to mislead us', said he did not intend to misinform.

The M.T.A., he said, kept three sets of books, in order to mislead the public and the federal government.

The music – which, like other youth entertainment forms, is often very violent – can mislead jurors and invoke racist stereotypes.

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Common combinations with mislead

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mislead" in a sentence?
An example: "AAP MLA should not mislead people, its Oppn victory when govt accepts." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mislead" from authentic English texts.
What does "mislead" mean?
Mislead means: To lead astray, in a false direction.
What are synonyms of "mislead"?
Common synonyms of "mislead" include: misdirect, misinform, guide, conduct, direct, take, lead, lead astray. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "mislead" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mislead", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.