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Examples of misdeed in a Sentence
She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Her self-deception is the foundational falsehood in the maelstrom of lies and misdeeds that spews forth over more than 300 pages.
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Because of past misdeeds for which he should have been fired from the NYPD, this man should not be running the NYPD.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Those whose profit from such trading misdeeds is at least 5 billion won ($3.6 million) can face up to life in prison, a change from a maximum 30-year jail term previously.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 13 June 2024
No evidence has turned up showing the president benefited from his son’s misdeeds.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Because of past misdeeds for which he should have been fired from the NYPD, this man should not be running the NYPD.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Those whose profit from such trading misdeeds is at least 5 billion won ($3.6 million) can face up to life in prison, a change from a maximum 30-year jail term previously.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune Asia, 13 June 2024
No evidence has turned up showing the president benefited from his son’s misdeeds.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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