mistakenly

Example Sentences

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In the early 2000s, when Naomi and I were still dating, a mutual friend mistakenly asked Robert when he was going to make Naomi an honest woman.

From The Wall Street Journal

In another game, the penalty spots were mistakenly marked 16 yards from goal instead of the regulation 12 — and nobody noticed.

From Los Angeles Times

After years of being mistakenly linked to high serum cholesterol, eggs were rolled out to the public as a “healthy” food by the FDA External link in December 2024 External link.

From Barron's

In March, Hegseth’s Signal chat, which mistakenly included the Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, published U.S. plans of an impending attack in Yemen, including the exact time and location.

From Salon

Some people mistakenly think the vaccine has given them flu, but the vaccine does not cause flu - instead, it gives your body the instructions it needs to fight off an infection should you catch it.

From BBC