wrongly
Example Sentences
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Many states reacted to the rise in exonerations by creating funds to compensate those who were wrongly convicted.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
In an interview with the newspaper, Arday admitted to "mistakes" in his academic work, but said he was being wrongly "portrayed to be a liar and a fantasist and an academic fraud".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
They say they were wrongly targeted by the tax and are now scrambling to prove to the city that they live there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The UK government closed Arap to new applications in 2025, but the report said the government had a "special responsibility" to the Afghan special forces it had wrongly rejected.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
At first she was simply intrigued by the basic things she didn’t know, and the many things she’d wrongly presumed.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
