Examples of misspelling in a Sentence
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In December 2023, an Ask landing page called Look Up Smart used a common misspelling of St. Jude, the famous children’s hospital, in its ad.
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Nico Grant, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Suspicious from the start Scientists had suspected since the discovery of DNA’s structure in the 1950s that genetic misspellings and other mutations accruing in non-reproductive, or somatic, tissues could help explain disease and aging.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
The sign, written on a sheet of white paper taped to the door, features any number of messages, featuring the kind of adorable misspelling that will be familiar to anyone with kids.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Second, the misspelling needs to be repaired in the parts of the body that are most harmed by the disease.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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Nico Grant, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Suspicious from the start Scientists had suspected since the discovery of DNA’s structure in the 1950s that genetic misspellings and other mutations accruing in non-reproductive, or somatic, tissues could help explain disease and aging.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
The sign, written on a sheet of white paper taped to the door, features any number of messages, featuring the kind of adorable misspelling that will be familiar to anyone with kids.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Second, the misspelling needs to be repaired in the parts of the body that are most harmed by the disease.
—Francis Collins, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Misspelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misspelling. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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misspelling
noun
mis·spell·ing
(ˈ)mis-ˈspel-iŋ 
: an incorrect spelling
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