mistaken

Example Sentences

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Improved camera angles make it clearer when officials are mistaken.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Widower Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home in North Ryde on 13 February, in what police say was a case of mistaken identity.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

It would never be mistaken for a dry lecture or a didactic pamphlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Thus, the sunk cost fallacy is the mistaken belief that the money you once paid for something has anything to do with what it might now be worth.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood