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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
misspeak .
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Examples
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What was publicly retracted, muffled, cut out of broadcasts, expressed only in 'misspoken' words (think George Allen's Macaca comment) has found a public legitimacy that has crossed the thin line between word and deed.
Jairus Grove: A User's Guide to the New Racism Jairus Grove 2010
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What was publicly retracted, muffled, cut out of broadcasts, expressed only in 'misspoken' words (think George Allen's Macaca comment) has found a public legitimacy that has crossed the thin line between word and deed.
Jairus Grove: A User's Guide to the New Racism Jairus Grove 2010
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To do less was to court instant death-a word misspoken would allow the demon he conjured to tear free of the diagram sketched exactingly upon the flagstones.
Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986
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It's not clear if the deputy has actually misspoken, which is possible, given his state of probable tension, and anger and adrenaline. in the circumstances; or if he spoke correctly, but he's misheard.
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It's not clear if the deputy has actually misspoken, which is possible, given his state of probable tension, and anger and adrenaline. in the circumstances; or if he spoke correctly, but he's misheard.
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But Republicans noted that at least one more example of Blumenthal's "misspoken" words has emerged.
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She wants yet another debate where she can lie, fabricate and pretend the facts aren't the facts, and then Obama has to spend most of his time correcting her "misspoken" words.
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Obama has said a lot of things but those are just "misspoken".
Indiana and North Carolina: Where basketball and politics meet 2008
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Today he apologized for having "misspoken" about having served there and said he regretted doing it.
Lawrence Meyer: Chris Matthews, Climb Down from Your High Horse 2010
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Blumenthal admitted Tuesday that "on a few occasions" he had "misspoken" about his record but noted that he had accurately described his service many times.
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