be wrong

Example Sentences

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I didn’t see human capital playing a powerful role in the kind of innovation and market development, but there is still plenty of time for me to be wrong in that judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

You wouldn't be wrong to think of Two Weeks in August as something of a British White Lotus, a comparison its writer Catherine Shepherd has addressed.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

While most experts are predicting this hantavirus outbreak will peter out, it’s not the kind of prediction you want to be wrong about either.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

That information turned out to be wrong: The suspect, Daniel Elena-Lopez, was carrying a bike lock, not a gun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

If his decision to keep us here in the Congo wasn’t right, then what else might he be wrong about?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver