be mistaken

Example Sentences

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Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who founded Tudor Investment Corp. in 1980, thinks those investors would be mistaken.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

"Future kilonovae events may not look like GW170817 and may be mistaken for supernovae," Kasliwal says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

But investors would be mistaken to lump these markets together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With its neat rows of detached family homes, complete with grass lawns and porches, Miraflores could be mistaken for a typical American suburb.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Dad says I must be mistaken, I just forgot where I put them—but I know Tedward was on my pillow; I sleep with him every night.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn