Explore Mistaken through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like wrong or misguided. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mistaken meaning
past participle of mistake
Using Mistaken
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of mistake
- Useful related words include: wrong, misguided, false, incorrect.
- In the example corpus, mistaken often appears in combinations such as: mistaken for, be mistaken, of mistaken.
Context around Mistaken
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mistaken
- In this selection, "mistaken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, either, profoundly, sorely, identity, drone and killings stand out and add context to how "mistaken" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a profoundly mistaken approach and after being mistaken fo r. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mistaken" sits close to words such as bee, decreases and evan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mistaken
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Conclusions made on mistaken assumptions are faulty conclusions. (8 words)
But sometimes love can be mistaken for a crime. (9 words)
But destigmatizing the use of the drugs that are destroying their life is a profoundly mistaken approach. (17 words)
A complaint has also been lodged by royal fan Alice Chambers, 36, who was held in custody for 13 hours after being mistaken for a Just Stop Oil protester as she waited on the Mall hoping to catch a glimpse of the King. (43 words)
And Kareem, talk about the education level, because I remember back then, the literacy rate of the Maryland penitentiary, if I’m not mistaken, was somewhere between 80%… The population couldn’t even read, or read at a fifth grade level. (41 words)
Each practice corresponds to a common experience that threatens to snatch breath away from a Black person, like being mistaken for another Black colleague, being followed while shopping, and feeling the pressure of being the only Black person in the room. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
Yet in recent days, President Joe Biden and White House officials have that Israel hold officials accountable for a mistaken drone strike on World Central Kitchen aid workers who were mistaken for terrorists.
Normal blokes heading to Waitrose are being mistaken for fashion icons and fashion icons being mistaken for (gasp!) Normals.
A case of mistaken identity led to a peacemaker being knocked unconscious after one punch broke his jaw.
A complaint has also been lodged by royal fan Alice Chambers, 36, who was held in custody for 13 hours after being mistaken for a Just Stop Oil protester as she waited on the Mall hoping to catch a glimpse of the King.
After his roommate Nick goes missing, Slevin is kidnapped – not once, but twice – by different factions of New York City's criminal underworld after being mistaken for Nick.
After the incident, Mr Jahabar and his wife had to tell their son that the employee was mistaken, and that they too were not sure what was happening.
Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms, inspiring him to write his greatest romantic masterpiece.
An attorney for an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help said Thursday there was “no way” the boy could have been mistaken for an adult.
And Kareem, talk about the education level, because I remember back then, the literacy rate of the Maryland penitentiary, if I’m not mistaken, was somewhere between 80%… The population couldn’t even read, or read at a fifth grade level.
Anger over the mistaken killings is likely to increase pressure on the Israeli government to renew Qatar-mediated negotiations with Hamas over swapping more of the remaining captives, which Israel says number 129, for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
Anyone who claims that these unprecedented declarations are the result of improvisation and that they have no repercussions on the ecclesial body is either mistaken or in bad faith.
A pair of German tourists, driving in a rental “Share” car with Israeli license plates, were mistaken for Jews by local Palestinian Authority Arabs in the city of Shechem (Nablus).
A senior F.B.I. official said analysts “had a mistaken understanding of the standard” and were required to undergo training, to The Washington Post.
But destigmatizing the use of the drugs that are destroying their life is a profoundly mistaken approach.
But I’m not writing this episode just to sing the praises of my fellow undergrads because if you think my night ended with those final Chimes bows on Lohrfink, you’re sorely mistaken.
But sometimes love can be mistaken for a crime.
But the bizarre tale has taken another unbelievable twist – another South African female doctor with the same name, has spoken out after being “mistaken” fo: r the woman accused of harbouring a criminal.
By the time the final whistle went, superior defending and a penchant for taking their chances saw Brixham leave the pitch as winners in what could have easily been mistaken as a 90-minute penalty shootout.
Conclusions made on mistaken assumptions are faulty conclusions.
Each practice corresponds to a common experience that threatens to snatch breath away from a Black person, like being mistaken for another Black colleague, being followed while shopping, and feeling the pressure of being the only Black person in the room.
Common combinations with mistaken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mistaken for 87×
- be mistaken 40×
- of mistaken 22×
- mistaken identity 19×
- being mistaken 11×
- the mistaken 11×
- were mistaken 8×
- was mistaken 7×
- been mistaken 7×
- mistaken belief 7×