How to Use misjudge in a Sentence

misjudge

verb
  • The pilot misjudged the landing.
  • The outfielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head.
  • I can see that I've completely misjudged you. I apologize.
  • Even so, the idea seemed misjudged.
    — Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Hernández ran to catch it and simply misjudged how the ball would bounce.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 8 June 2024
  • This is where many investors misjudge the terrain.
    — Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Woods was in the fairway, then misjudged the wind on his second shot and hit it over the green.
    — Michael Rosenberg, SI.com, 14 June 2018
  • Some misjudged the distance and left a faint imprint of nose on butter.
    — Molly Young, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Shortly after that, a young crow misjudged things and flew into the back of my head.
    — Susanna Forrest, Longreads, 23 Mar. 2023
  • On one occasion, a blunt-nosed viper misjudged the distance to its prey.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Oh continue to love me-never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2024
  • There had been a margin for error, but Boston misjudged its size.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The probe misjudged its rate of descent and hit the moon hard, snapping a leg and tipping onto its side.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Yet the majority misjudged the timing and missed the cut off.
    — George Ramsay, CNN, 7 Sep. 2019
  • And there is a part of me that feels the Rangers may have, in some way, misjudged the market for free agent hitters.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The green is guarded by two bunkers on each side that will catch plenty of shots that misjudge the elevation.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • The bank's collapse raised questions as to which banks were misjudging the cost and lifespan of their deposits.
    — Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But later, on a punt return, Hardy misjudged the ball due to the wind and barely secured the catch.
    — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The question is whether his voice will carry and if Schoen again has misjudged what leadership looks like.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Too often, philanthropy misjudges where the real risk lies.
    — Abigail Disney, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Williams misjudged his header and the ball dropped for Tel, who blasted a left-footed shot into the stands.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This time around, the culprit was a steep hill that the 74-year-old comedian misjudged.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The cornerback had the pass read and was in position, like a center fielder who misjudged the wall.
    — Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
  • The authorities have from the start misjudged the depth of the anger driving people into the streets.
    — Steven Lee Myers, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • If the robot misjudges a rocket launcher as a broomstick and doesn't fire, the rocket launcher will blow it up.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 July 2017
  • Giolito was gone by the fifth, when Thompson misjudged a fly and the Pirates took the lead.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2018
  • Alex Bregman drove him in with a double that Justin Upton misjudged in left field.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 18 July 2019
  • Meanwhile, Scheffler misjudged his approach and scrambled to save par.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • In the game's first at-bat, Slaughter misjudged a popup close to the LSU dugout.
    — Andrew Lopez, NOLA.com, 5 June 2017
  • Tolisso made the error first, aiming to play a simple pass back to his goalkeeper, but misjudging the weight of the pass.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 1 May 2018

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