in the wrong
Example Sentences
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Matthew Chan, who owns three claw machine shops in town, told AFP tighter regulation was needed as the industry "was heading in the wrong direction".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
When the balance of oral bacteria shifts in the wrong direction, that nitrate to nitric oxide pathway may become less efficient.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
"He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He wasn't involved in any of that; he had simply come to visit a friend."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
That would be a move in the wrong direction for the Fed, which has contended with PCE readings above its 2% target for more than five years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
It is delicious to watch him realize a moment later that he is in the wrong when Mundín says, "You mean Tía Laura. But see, I live next door."
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
