in the wrong
Example Sentences
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"We over-pushed the first couple of laps and had to change the strategy and everything went in the wrong direction," team principal Frederic Vasseur said.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The diagnosis is right, but the prescription points in the wrong direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The trend is going in the wrong direction, though.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
If Stokes and Atkinson were merely in the wrong place at the wrong time, it will be up to the ECB to decide how big a crime that is.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
And I did not want to catch Mrs. Danvers in the wrong.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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