Wondering how to use Misspeak in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Misspeak meaning
- To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly.
- To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Using Misspeak
- The main meaning on this page is: To fail to pronounce, utter, or speak correctly. | To speak insultingly or disrespectfully.
Context around Misspeak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misspeak
- In this selection, "misspeak" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gen stand out and add context to how "misspeak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include capture any misspeak to plant and did not misspeak gen toumajan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misspeak" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misspeak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Now that he is one of the oldest candidates running for president, his propensity to misspeak is coming under greater scrutiny. (21 words)
His every word is watched by Republican operatives eager to capture any misspeak to plant doubt about Biden’s fitness among the public. (23 words)
He did not misspeak: Gen Toumajan, a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army, is the commanding officer of the United Arab Emirates' military helicopter branch. (26 words)
He did not misspeak: Gen Toumajan, a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army, is the commanding officer of the United Arab Emirates' military helicopter branch. (26 words)
His every word is watched by Republican operatives eager to capture any misspeak to plant doubt about Biden’s fitness among the public. (23 words)
Now that he is one of the oldest candidates running for president, his propensity to misspeak is coming under greater scrutiny. (21 words)
Example sentences (3)
His every word is watched by Republican operatives eager to capture any misspeak to plant doubt about Biden’s fitness among the public.
Now that he is one of the oldest candidates running for president, his propensity to misspeak is coming under greater scrutiny.
He did not misspeak: Gen Toumajan, a former lieutenant colonel in the US Army, is the commanding officer of the United Arab Emirates' military helicopter branch.