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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Impeachments of judges are rare, occurring 15 times in U.S. history, primarily for corruption or related misdeeds.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Hildebrandt’s life and misdeeds are now the subject of ID’s The Curious Case of… Jodi Hildebrandt, premiering Monday, Feb. 10 at 10/9c and streaming on Max.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Earlier misdeeds had landed him on the Milwaukee County Brady List, a compilation of law enforcement officers deemed by county prosecutors to have credibility problems.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2025
At nearly every turn, he’s been able to get away with it, often with the reluctant acquiescence of Western leaders, from George W. Bush to Angela Merkel, who looked away from his misdeeds for the sake of diplomatic comity.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Hildebrandt’s life and misdeeds are now the subject of ID’s The Curious Case of… Jodi Hildebrandt, premiering Monday, Feb. 10 at 10/9c and streaming on Max.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Earlier misdeeds had landed him on the Milwaukee County Brady List, a compilation of law enforcement officers deemed by county prosecutors to have credibility problems.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misdeed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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misdeed
noun
mis·deed
(ˈ)mis-ˈdēd 
: an evil or illegal deed
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