Sentence examples for made a misguided from inspiring English sources

In 2000 he made a misguided bid to win the nomination for a safe congressional seat but was decisively defeated by veteran incumbent Bobby Rush.

Had they done so, he said, they would not have made a misguided effort to challenge the price of the car.

Then in the 28th minute Marek Hamsik carried the ball forward, Goran Pandev ran too easily between the centre-backs, Lukasz Fabianski made a misguided attempt to cut out the pass and the Macedonian took advantage.

And that's exactly what Stone did when Garfield made a misguided comment about femininity during a Q&A session promoting "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".

Gloria Steinem made a misguided comment on Bill Maher's "Real Time With Bill Maher" on Friday night when discussing why many millennial women seem to be #FeelingTheBern.

Because of this, she made a misguided attempt to seduce David -- trying to break Mary Margaret's heart another way after the old "framing you for a fake murder" trick didn't work.

Whether the ATF was inspired by the Vin Diesel movie franchise or simply making a misguided – but honest!

Instead of writing an article extolling the many real joys of "western swing," David Wondrich makes a misguided attempt to instruct long-deceased jazz masters on how they might have improved their music ["When Hillbilly and Jazz Found Common Cause," Nov. 19].

Is seeing a nice architect and living in Park Slope... 4. MY FATHER'S GIRLFRIEND, WHAT'S-HER-NAME Last year's ranking: Unranked This is clearly a rebound relationship, and in the next year watch for Dad to make a misguided attempt to land Mom again....11....11

The existentialists' lack of interest in poetry (which, in the case of Sartre especially, turns into outright dismissal) is based on their view that poets make a misguided use of language.

If HTC decides to make a misguided effort to stop the hacking community that satiates their poweruser's thirsts, so be it — but this is the wrong way to go about it.