in the wrong
Example Sentences
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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
Matthew Chan, who owns three claw machine shops in town, told AFP tighter regulation was needed as the industry "was heading in the wrong direction".
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
When the balance of oral bacteria shifts in the wrong direction, that nitrate to nitric oxide pathway may become less efficient.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
“We’ve started to exit a number of non-brand enhancing distribution agreements where the brand was just sitting in the wrong place,” Venters said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This was what happened when they talked these days; one or the other was always in the wrong, trying to call back the last remark.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
