by mistake
Example Sentences
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Well, dear reader, I took a break, too—from What’s News—to write about great innovations that were discovered by mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"No one remained imprisoned by mistake: the people were released," said Morando.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Microsoft has acknowledged an error causing its AI work assistant to access and summarise some users' confidential emails by mistake.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
When these files were released, a number of things seemed to have been released by mistake.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
I just watched an episode where Steve Austin fights a Russian Venus probe that landed on Earth by mistake.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
