wrongly identified
Example Sentences
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A former police officer wrongly identified as being at the scene of Henry Nowak's arrest and subsequent death has said she is scared for her safety and has been hiding in a safe house.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The names of the wrongly identified men were shared in posts alongside calls to arrest them.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
Jamie Turner, 34, of Northampton, was wrongly identified as one of a group of men shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters at Waterloo Station, London.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2023
From 1998 until his release in 2016, Mr. Rosario sent hundreds of handwritten letters to lawyers, advocates and other authorities, seeking evidence that witnesses had wrongly identified him at trial.
From New York Times • May 7, 2022
On our return to La Bessée we wrongly identified it with the peak which is seen from thence to the left of the Pelvoux.
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
