wrongly named

Example Sentences

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The school district's attorney, Timothy Mullins, filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Tuesday, citing a plaintiff whom he alleges Fieger wrongly named in the complaint.

From Fox News • Dec. 14, 2021

In many ways, the 1918-19 flu — which was wrongly named Spanish flu because it first received widespread news coverage in Spain — was worse.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

Greer cited the response to the Boston marathon bombing on Reddit, when a Find Boston Bombers subreddit wrongly named several individuals as suspects.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2021

It said one of its members, former councillor Chris Flood, had been wrongly named in a report in The Times as having signed up.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2015

I am disposed to say that some of the confusion may have resulted from specimens being wrongly named.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.