be mistaken

Example Sentences

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A: I don't see it as imminent, but I could be mistaken, and that's where my hopes lies.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire hedge-fund manager who founded Tudor Investment Corp. in 1980, thinks those investors would be mistaken.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

"Future kilonovae events may not look like GW170817 and may be mistaken for supernovae," Kasliwal says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

But investors would be mistaken to lump these markets together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The burly man whose likeness stared down at her would never be mistaken for Quinzy, at least at first glance.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood