mistakenly
Example Sentences
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks tissue around the joints, causing pain, swelling, stiffness, and potentially long-term damage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
But Olly - who has dealt with these before when he has mistakenly posted copyrighted material - says they are usually easy to deal with, and "you can easily tell the difference".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Last week, my Oura ring mistakenly logged a two-hour binge-watching session as time asleep because I was lying motionless in bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Oftentimes in cases such as this, it turns out folks mistakenly registered when, for example, getting a driver’s license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
From there they were hauled out to inhabit the dreams of his descendants, until they were mistakenly burned half a century later on an infamous pyre.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
