mistaken

Example Sentences

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There, Kani’s friend Fats Bookholane introduced him to a company member he’d mistaken for a custodian.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

That tone carried through again here, as the incident became another example of how quickly false or mistaken reports can circulate and how quickly they can collapse under correction and context.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

They return again and again to the phenomenon of experiential change, such as the way that memories may seem accurate or false depending on one’s vantage, or when something original is mistaken for its simulacrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Although he was a convicted criminal and had reportedly broken out of jail three times, Karlson had always maintained that the 1991 incident was a case of mistaken identity.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“If I am not mistaken, Agatha Swanburne once uttered the very same words, but it was certainly not one of her more popular sayings. Wherever did you hear it?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood