by mistake
Example Sentences
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Well, dear reader, I took a break, too—from What’s News—to write about great innovations that were discovered by mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
A man from Edinburgh says he is facing jail in Thailand because he picked up a woman's phone in a bar "by mistake" on the first day of a backpacking holiday.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
"No one remained imprisoned by mistake: the people were released," said Morando.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
When these files were released, a number of things seemed to have been released by mistake.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026
Pinmei had given Haiyi the Paper of Answers by mistake!
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
