Sentence examples for you misconstrued from inspiring English sources
The phrase "you misconstrued" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone has misunderstood or misinterpreted something. Example: "I believe you misconstrued my intentions during our conversation."
This is an old habit (the first newspaper in France was supported by Cardinal Richelieu, the country's first prime minister) and may explain why French politicians do not need to tell the truth to voters: it is because no one else will.Julien MéliBoulogne, FranceSIR – You misconstrued the system in France through which university professors, and senior lecturers for that matter, are recruited.
You misconstrued my explanation of this as a desire to sell the company.
FOften Allegra Ringo on thetter.
You misconstrue both the letter and the spirit of my legislation.
Before you misconstrue my opinion, please note that I have always been an advocate of pro-choice.
A fairness doctrine might have helped mediate the tunnel vision that seemed to grip the news media during the run up to the invasion of Iraq.Jerome Fosaaen Saint Augustine, FloridaAlthough I might trust the editors of The Economist to decipher the political tea leafs of any given electoral process, I think you've misconstrued talk radio.
We can see a shift from what you might call the situational to the ontological – from what you do to what you are – in the way that offence is now parsed: I have been wilfully misconstrued; you made an offensive remark that needed to be called out; he is a bigot.
"I don't want you to misconstrue what I say," he said.
There were some positives, and you are misconstruing what I call a positive.
If you are already in hot water, having a rumor started because something that you said got misconstrued will not help in the slightest.
Groupthink kicks in and you wouldn't want to be the person timidly saying: "But Minister, I think 'Panama stays in you' might be misconstrued".
