misread - use in sentences

Object

  • text: I say this because the OCR process, although generally very accurate, occassionally misreads text.
  • sign: He alone had not misread the signs of the times but the whole order had.
  • word: He read too fast, or too slow, or misread words, or skipped them altogether.
  • question: If I'd misread the question and the price was there anyway then the most I'd lose would be 1 mark.

Preposition: of

  • book: This may be a misreading of the book, and in any case, the genetic and the social are two different areas.

Used with why or when

  • what: But this is to misread what actually happened in Northern Ireland.
  • when: The lowercase tall S was probably misread when the bell was transcribed.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: Also, the article was seen by the great and good of Lynton, and, as I had predicted, was completely misread.
  • often: With reading they may be hesitant and often misread words and with writing they may have erratic spelling and tendency to reverse letters.
  • n't: Be sure the player has n't misread the key signature.
  • not: I have not misread the pointer of the scales to cheat the buyer.
  • totally: Well, that's to totally misread this book: this number along with many of the numbers in Revelation is symbolic.
  • obviously: Mary Margaret had obviously misread the weather and had stoked up a roaring fire.

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