mistakenly
Example Sentences
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Some recruits mistakenly believe that after they have signed up for a year they can return to their old life with money in their pockets.
From BBC
Companies mistakenly think they are using a legitimate trucking organization, he said.
They also might mistakenly double up on a medication if a mail-order pharmacy switches generic manufacturers and a drug begins coming in a different-colored pill that appears to be a different prescription.
In the early 2000s, when Naomi and I were still dating, a mutual friend mistakenly asked Robert when he was going to make Naomi an honest woman.
In another game, the penalty spots were mistakenly marked 16 yards from goal instead of the regulation 12 — and nobody noticed.
From Los Angeles Times
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