by mistake

Example Sentences

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Microsoft has acknowledged an error causing its AI work assistant to access and summarise some users' confidential emails by mistake.

From BBC

Petrecca had been a last-minute stand-in, because the original commentator was dropped for revealing a "sensational surprise" element of the ceremony by mistake.

From BBC

“Maybe you just deleted something by mistake. Did you check in the Delete file?”

From Literature

Sydney police have appealed for the return of an 85-year-old whom they believe was kidnapped by mistake.

From BBC

Scotland just could not get themselves into Italian territory often enough, laboured running hampered by mistake after mistake.

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