mistakenly
Example Sentences
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Commercial aircraft have been accidentally misidentified as hostile by air-defense systems in the past, most recently when Russian defenses mistakenly shot down an Azerbaijani commercial flight in late 2024.
The agency this month has twice shut down airspace near the U.S.-Mexico border, most recently after the military mistakenly shot down a Customs and Border Protection drone near El Paso.
From Los Angeles Times
“We believe a different individual was a target and that Mr. Singh was mistakenly taken,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
However, last year the OBR's analysis was released mistakenly before the chancellor had delivered her Budget statement in the House of Commons.
From BBC
Last Valentine’s Day, I mistakenly reserved a table at a fancy restaurant for the wrong Friday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
