mistaken

Example Sentences

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It is mistaken to say that violence committed in the name of this insight has nothing to do with Islam, just as it is wrong to think of Islam as an inherently violent religion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Okrent never met Sondheim, he tells us, but he had some near misses: He sat near the composer in the theater on more than one occasion and was even mistaken for him.

From Los Angeles Times

In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.

From Barron's

I supposed it was pretty flattering to be mistaken for a relative of the beautiful, glamorous Anna May.

From Literature

I freeze, hoping my ears were mistaken, but no: the sound of a bag being dropped, of a soft hat landing on the rack.

From Literature