wide of the mark
Example Sentences
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His dire forecasts about global cooling and warming were wide of the mark, a twofer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
But any suggestion this was a diminished spectacle, and one that should historically be marked with an asterisk as not a proper Test, is wide of the mark.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2025
They were rubbish in Perth, although suggestions from former Australia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson that England have an arrogance are wide of the mark.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Asked by Bloomberg whether he could reassure investors that any potential rise would not be as high as 39%, Sir Keir replied: "Quite a lot of speculation is getting pretty wide of the mark."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2024
And also because the vague suspicions — expectations, really — that I’d been forming all day, as Alice tried to transform me into a beauty queen, were so far wide of the mark.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
