Sentence examples for misplaced word from inspiring English sources

Like the insurgent's friend calling after him: just a misplaced word.

Perhaps the most misplaced word in English is the humble and peripatetic only.

An awkward comparison or misplaced word taken out of context does not change my attitude towards the fair sex.

Having been around politics all her life, she must have been vividly aware of how a misplaced word could destroy a career.

Then there's the constant awareness of knowing that any slip you make, any misplaced word or hasty tweet, could be a national news story.

But it is a day when the distant wail of firetruck sirens sound ominous, nerves grow raw and viewers become hypersensitive to the misplaced word or self-serving gesture.

Those are not misplaced words.

Mr. Blumenthal, 64, said he had been unaware of what he called "those misplaced words" when he delivered them.

This is a man who clearly understands how dangerous a few misplaced words can be when discussing race relations.

"But I will not allow anyone to take a few misplaced words and impugn my record of service to our country".

"I am responsible for my own statements and for any of my misplaced words any time that I misspeak," he said.