How to Use misnomer in a Sentence

misnomer

noun
  • Kids’ club is a bit of a misnomer for a place that is more like a school.
    — Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The idea that this is just about Texas is a bit of a misnomer.
    — Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2017
  • This is why the idea of peak foliage is a little bit of a misnomer.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The school’s name is a local misnomer on the order of the egg cream.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
  • This process is called training, but that’s something of a misnomer.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • This is a misnomer, since the -lith part of monolith means stone—this thing is metal.
    — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The surreal part of the show’s title is a bit of a misnomer.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Her name is something of a misnomer, as her energy flow is through the roof.
    — Washington Post, 11 July 2019
  • But that may be a bit of a misnomer, because that label suggests lack of change.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The term has always been a bit of a misnomer, however.
    — Adam Summers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Even the title was a misnomer; there was no march, just a gathering.
    — USA Today, 15 Oct. 2020
  • By the way, the title is a bit of a misnomer; any oak on the palate is very nominal.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 12 Dec. 2021
  • The term slime mold is something of a misnomer, for these creatures aren’t molds or fungi at all.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Now, spiders aren’t supposed to have necks, and in fact calling this a neck is a bit of a misnomer.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2014
  • Rare earths aren’t particularly scarce in the earth’s crust — the name is a misnomer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 May 2026
  • This total misnomer dates back to the 1880s when cakes and pies were baked in the same type of pan.
    — Jenny Comita, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Family time was no longer a misnomer chez Bixby.
    — Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Critics say the name is a misnomer that has lulled drivers into handing over full control to their cars.
    — Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The name of the Driftless Region has always seemed a misnomer to me.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017
  • Separate from the main house is a recreation studio, although that may be a misnomer.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Ride It Out is a misnomer because the attraction wasn’t a ride at all.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 July 2024
  • Both Li and Feldman find the misnomer confusing, to say the least.
    — NBC News, 29 Sep. 2017
  • The identity of the Mahomes years has always been a misnomer.
    — Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The name is somewhat of a misnomer because soap only makes up part of this sticky grayish or yellow substance.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The name of this outdoorsy retreat in British Columbia is a bit of a misnomer.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
  • This has led some readers to suspect that the title Naked Bike Ride is a misnomer.
    — Doug MacCash, nola.com, 9 June 2019
  • The best induction burner is actually a bit of a misnomer.
    — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome was always a misnomer.
    — Wendy R. Anderson, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
  • Even the nickname Mad Dog is a misnomer; none of his friends use it, and Mattis himself does not care for it.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • Miserable, though, feels like a misnomer to anyone who has seen Beckham doing anything.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025

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