wrongly

Example Sentences

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These are the words of Michael O'Brien - a man who served 11 years in prison after being wrongly jailed for Saunders' murder.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The DFW Support Committee, a group supporting the protesters, said the defendants were wrongly being “thrown away for the rest of their lives.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Investors may be wrongly pricing in a cut to Carnival’s full-year yield guidance, Stifel Research analyst Steven Wieczynski said.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

The companies said they didn’t have military links and were wrongly included on the list.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“I think the public for a time will be awfully disappointed with our work—dissatisfied & a strong hand will be required here for weeks to come to prevent Ulrich’s energies from being wrongly directed.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson