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

Former colleagues say his rhetoric shouldn’t be mistaken for rigidity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

There is a look in the eyes, and once seen it cannot be mistaken.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman