mistook

Example Sentences

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A woman says doctors mistook her endometriosis for irritable bowel syndrome, as new figures show diagnosis delays are getting longer.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

At least 59 detainees were freed because the system mistook them for other people.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

This time it hit after he booted his own center Steven Jamerson II from a game at Michigan State on Feb. 17, overreacting because he mistook a clean basketball play for something else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

When I was young, I mistook restraint for weakness and anger for honesty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

“And to think I mistook it for Paris, France,” Mary Anne whispered to Ben in the rear of the station wagon.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy