mistaken

Example Sentences

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The loyalty of USC’s fans, however, shouldn’t be mistaken for excitement.

From Los Angeles Times

The animals, also known as the plains wolf and listed as vulnerable, are smaller than the stronger Himalayan wolf and can be mistaken for other species such as jackals.

From Barron's

Symptoms of autoimmune disease are often mistaken for normal signs of aging, leaving the disorder undiagnosed for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two men are facing life in prison after a man was killed in a case of mistaken identity in Inverclyde.

From BBC

It’s one of the many reasons the producer gets mistaken for being a New Yorker, despite his Beverly Hills upbringing and current home in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times