How to Use misspell in a Sentence
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The fit was too snug and the brand’s name was misspelled on the label.
—Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 25 June 2019
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When John’s misspelled name tag brought her all the joy in the world.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, 21 May 2018
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Left me a note with my name misspelled and a huge pot of moro.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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This is not a bad idea for those who have names that are common misspelled.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2024
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Some bills misspelled the name of the colony, or state, of Pennsylvania.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2023
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The article also misspelled the first name of one of the suspects.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2023
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Yep, the Redskins misspelled the name of their own Ring of Honor inductee.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2019
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His name is sometimes misspelled Eviel, Evialt and even Evill.
—Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Apr. 2020
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Hey don’t get so mad about Trump misspelling Melania’s name.
—Samantha Leach, Glamour, 19 May 2018
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If all spellers misspell a word, a new round begins and all get to compete.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
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If all spellers misspell a word, a new round begins and all get to compete.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024
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The only problem was that 9-year-old LeBron James’s name was misspelled in print.
—Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 July 2018
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The spelling of Roger Martella’s name was misspelled in the original version of the story and has been fixed.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2023
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Here's how What words are commonly misspelled on resumes in the U.S.?
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2024
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An article on Thursday about the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry misspelled the name of a chemist.
—New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
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That means voters can misspell his name without penalty — up to a point.
—Alan Suderman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
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An interview on Page 11 this weekend with Robert Downey Jr. misspells the title of a film.
—New York Times, 16 July 2023
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In some editions, her surname was misspelled as Yousef.
—WSJ, 20 Oct. 2023
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The story also misspelled the name of a witness, Dr. Judy Melinek, in one reference.
—Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2018
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The mining company was named after the local glacier, but misspelled the name.
—Tom Kizzia, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2018
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Paul Krugman’s column on Tuesday misspelled the surname of a talk-show host.
—New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
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And a picture caption with the obituary misspelled the name of the capital of Kosovo.
—New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
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Her name was misspelled in an earlier version of the story.
—Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Guthrie also took to Instagram to share screenshots of the fake handbooks for sale, and pointed out that her name was even misspelled on one of them.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
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The first is that there are best practices to identify when someone has sent explosives through the mail, like when names are misspelled.
—Alex Ward, Vox, 26 Oct. 2018
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On it, her name is misspelled as Sabreena Carpunder, echoing the misspelling of Happy Birthday on the wizard’s cake.
—Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2019
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Headstones contain partial or misspelled names, wrong dates of death, and missing birth dates.
—Jeff Gammage, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
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Saffo contacted The Star to say that the story had misspelled Spade's childhood nickname, Katy.
—Eric Adler, kansascity, 5 June 2018
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Note: This story previously misspelled the name of the toddler wounded by the stray bullet.
—Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 30 May 2018
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The sign, however, misspelled Ukrainian and was widely mocked.
—Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2019
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