Misinterpreting Sentence Examples

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  • Badawi is guilty of deliberately misinterpreting the meaning of Jesus ' words in order to avoid the obvious.

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  • Was she always misinterpreting his intent, or was he merely quick-witted enough to think of a good excuse on the spur of the moment?

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  • A Mongolian herdsman entered the tent so after misinterpreting Gans comment to offer him a cigarette, I give him the a whole packet.

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