Examples of misdirect in a Sentence
Their mail was misdirected to our address.
If he tells you he's not interested, he's trying to misdirect you.
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Instead of a straightforward diagnosis, Avery was met with skepticism and often misdirected labels.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 July 2025
To avoid misdirecting marketing efforts and obfuscating progress, focus on tracking and reporting the metrics that align with business goals, rather than treating metrics as an end in themselves.
—Christine Pilkington, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
This confusion frequently leads to programs that are poorly scoped, misdirected, or ultimately ineffective.
—Leonard Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Scott then left Bruce's body in a location that was unknown at the time and misdirected the investigation into Bruce's disappearance by providing several false locations to authorities, the prosecutor's office said.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 May 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 21 July 2025
To avoid misdirecting marketing efforts and obfuscating progress, focus on tracking and reporting the metrics that align with business goals, rather than treating metrics as an end in themselves.
—Christine Pilkington, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
This confusion frequently leads to programs that are poorly scoped, misdirected, or ultimately ineffective.
—Leonard Lee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Scott then left Bruce's body in a location that was unknown at the time and misdirected the investigation into Bruce's disappearance by providing several false locations to authorities, the prosecutor's office said.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 May 2025
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“Misdirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdirect. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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misdirect
verb
mis·di·rect
ˌmis-də-ˈrekt 
-(ˌ)dī-
: to direct incorrectly
misdirection
noun
-ˈrek-shən
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