Verb (used without object) : vague directions that often mislead. From Dictionary.com.
The customers' claim that the label misled them into buying the product meant they didn't get what they paid for, the court said. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
"The title misled me, for I'd never heard it before. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Flash]
Reading the opening paragraph and the title misled me to believe that I was going to learn something that I didn’t. From Wordnik.com. [How can you tell it isn't science? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
If Dr Griffin misled the Board then we have a different "kettle of fish". From Wordnik.com. [Proposed School Budget Received Badly at cvillenews.com] Reference
I would think spending billions on war that was misled from the start is much worse Giuliani. From Wordnik.com. [Giuliani: Obama presidency 'much worse than I thought'] Reference
Tiwari said the lights had not harmed any one so far except that if one followed them one could be misled from the road into the thorny jungles. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
Yes, sorry if the title misled you. From Wordnik.com. [My Liberal Moment] Reference
On closer study of question perceived that use of ambiguous word misled him. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 17, 1914] Reference
You're being deliberately misled, which is a second strike against the trustworthiness of the company. From Wordnik.com. [Access America's "Comprehensive Trip Protector" Insurance Isn't Comprehensive, So Enjoy Your Overnight Layover - The Consumerist] Reference
The groups claim the legislation will make sure women in Baltimore city aren't being misled, which is something that's happening, according to NARAL. From Wordnik.com. [WBALTV.com - Local News] Reference
They were not "misled" about anything that happened after the story aired. From Wordnik.com. [From On High] Reference
He said he had compromised himself with Agusta because he had been "misled". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A majority of the people believe he deliberately "misled" this country into war. From Wordnik.com. [Thank You, New Mexico Demcrats!] Reference
All she can bring herself to say is that she was "misled" by "faulty intelligence.". From Wordnik.com. [Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter from Michael Moore] Reference
I was in my 30s when I realized that "misled" is pronounced MISS LEDD and not "MIZE-LD". From Wordnik.com. [coolidge liked the vaseline] Reference
# He has repeatedly "misled," to use a kind word, the American people on affairs domestic and foreign. From Wordnik.com. [Donnie Fowler: Historians: Bush the Worst President Ever? C'mon!] Reference
Kanhema had apparently "misled" the home affairs department in his application for a residence permit. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I wasn't "misled," and millions of others who took to the streets in February of 2003 weren't "misled" either. From Wordnik.com. [Who Do We Vote For This Time Around? A Letter from Michael Moore] Reference
He criticizes the Mubarak regime, and then adds that he likes Mubarak, or that his was "misled" by his advisers. From Wordnik.com. [Wednesday, January 07, 2009] Reference
In a letter leaked to the press on Wednesday, he claims the agency "misled" Congress about its activities after 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [About that CIA 'Lie'] Reference
Erwin had had a strike — I think that kind of misled us, in a way — right after the war, and it had been pretty solid. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Lawrence Rogin, November 2, 1975. Interview E-0013. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
He then made the serious allegation that the VC winner, had 'misled' the hospital previously in relation to his immigration status. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
It would appear that the committee had been "misled" by the department when it claimed to have consulted those organisations listed. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
UK 'misled' on broadband speeds, says Ofcom report. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] Reference
Because, after all, he was 'misled' into supporting it. From Wordnik.com. [Tammy Bruce] Reference
News - Ofcom warns Brits 'misled' about broadband speed. From Wordnik.com. [HEXUS.community discussion forums] Reference
Kate Winslet 'misled' over fur photo in Vanity Fair shoot. From Wordnik.com. [Catwalk Queen] Reference
West End theatre-goers 'misled' by Shawshank critic's quote. From Wordnik.com. [The First Post: Latest] Reference
Heath and Safety Executive 'misled' industry on asbestos deaths. From Wordnik.com. [edie.net - Latest News] Reference
Chris Christie says he fired Schundler because he "misled" him. From Wordnik.com. [Baristanet] Reference
Mr. Taylor "misled" the US envoy, as Ms. Hollis put it to the accused. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
British cabinet was "misled" over the legality of the invasion in 2003. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to BBC boycotts its own comedy show, The Bubble, due to fears over fake news clips] Reference
News - Ofcom warns Brits 'misled' about broadband speedLike the others above, my view is that. From Wordnik.com. [HEXUS.community discussion forums] Reference
Spkr. Pelosi (D-CA) said that in 2002 the CIA "misled" her about toture techniques used by the U.S. military. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
This was after Dorfling complained that the state had "misled" the court about the information in its possession. From Wordnik.com. [Mail & Guardian Online] Reference
The article contends that if Democrats wish to contend they were "misled" into war, they should vent their spleen at the CIA. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
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