Sentence examples for hold misguided from inspiring English sources

Once the crisis took hold, misguided actions by government leaders escalated what should have been a controllable situation into a full-blown crisis of confidence.

In this instance, I believe these fears the justices may hold are misguided.

It's not that I miss Michael Gove's foghorn communication with the outside world (although it did give us lots to write about), but he did at least have a narrative based on deeply held, if misguided, views.

They don't call for tepid steps held back by misguided austerity.

Some hold the misguided belief that knowing that information will make a better ally.

There are many women that continue to hold the misguided belief, "If I can only physically attract a guy through dressing provocatively, he will stay around long enough to get to know the true me".

"These kinds of statements just don't hold water and are completely misguided".

Proponents of the standards held that such indictments are misguided and are actually arguments for increases in gasoline taxes and other transportation policy reforms.

For years to come I was really angry at my culture and I held many misguided feelings towards traditional gender roles.

Many brands held the misguided belief that they were successfully reaching African American or Hispanic consumers because they were loosely targeting ethnic groups in this way.

It shames me now to admit that I once held similar misguided opinions about mental illness but this was before I got a Masters degree in counseling, before I worked with students in crisis at Northern Illinois University, Illinois State University and UCLA and before I lived with a decade-long diagnosis of major chronic depression.