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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In wrapping up You, all of Joe’s deeds and misdeeds come to a head this season, explains Foley.
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Amid the clean chapter of his life, baseball has been his constant as he’s focused on being a better friend and father, and making up for past misdeeds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Impeachments of judges are rare, occurring 15 times in U.S. history, primarily for corruption or related misdeeds.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Amid the clean chapter of his life, baseball has been his constant as he’s focused on being a better friend and father, and making up for past misdeeds.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Impeachments of judges are rare, occurring 15 times in U.S. history, primarily for corruption or related misdeeds.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misdeed
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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