mistook
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Among them: British neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of many popular books on neuroscience including the bestselling "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat."
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2022
In “The Man Who,” inspired by Oliver Sacks’ “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” Brook tackled the mysteries of the brain in a compact 100 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022
This year, she directed a version of an opera called The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, based on an essay by the late neurologist Oliver Sacks, who was once her mentor.
From Nature • Nov. 13, 2018
His books, including “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat,” probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre neurological conditions.
From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2015
I am going to harness the horse to go to Mistook for the doctor, and on the way through La Pipe I shall also speak to the cure.
From Maria Chapdelaine by Blake, W. H.
