mistaken

Example Sentences

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"I thought finally there is going to be somebody that can actually manage this, but I was mistaken."

From BBC

Ripples spread in silent, ever-increasing circles across the smooth surface of what they all had mistaken for solid ground.

From Literature

“If I’m not mistaken, that’s on the coast of Northern Ireland.”

From Literature

There are hunters in the woods and they heard us move and they’ve mistaken us for deer or pheasant.

From Literature

“Preliminary information indicates the man may have mistaken the mushroom for a variety that is edible in his home country,” Gillette said.

From Los Angeles Times