wrong number
Example Sentences
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Wrong number, he told his wife.
From Literature
Suddenly, machines on the East Coast that tried to process trillions of requests were getting the internet’s equivalent of a wrong number.
On 9 October 2024, Mr McCann answered a call from Ms Wandelt to his wife's phone, saying she had "a wrong number".
From BBC
“I may have put down the wrong number in that particular instance on accident,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
According to the special counsel, however, that message — intended for a Republican lawmaker in Michigan — was sent to an undisclosed but definitely wrong number.
From Salon
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