mistaken

Example Sentences

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It would never be mistaken for a dry lecture or a didactic pamphlet.

From Los Angeles Times

Multiple people told the Washington Post that the school was “on a U.S. target list and may have been mistaken for a military site.”

From Salon

Andrew Malkinson was arrested within weeks of the incident and later convicted, spending 17 years in jail on the basis of mistaken eyewitness evidence.

From BBC

“That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have enduring relevance in culture. I think it’s often mistaken when something is more popular that it’s more meaningful or impactful,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Even now, I tried to tell myself I must have been mistaken.

From Literature