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Mistakenly is an English word with synonyms like erroneously. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Mistakenly in a sentence

Mistakenly | Mistaken

Mistakenly meaning

  1. Wrongly; erroneously.
  2. By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

Synonyms of Mistakenly

Using Mistakenly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Wrongly; erroneously. | By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).
  • Useful related words include: erroneously.
  • In the example corpus, mistakenly often appears in combinations such as: was mistakenly, and mistakenly, mistakenly shot.

Context around Mistakenly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mistakenly

  • In this selection, "mistakenly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, version, voter, story, sent, identified and given stand out and add context to how "mistakenly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a voter mistakenly didn t and customer who mistakenly sent funds. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mistakenly" sits close to words such as alma, anfield and attain, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mistakenly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

A previous version mistakenly said Ross Kotscherofski referred to fires on the east side of Lake Okanagan. (17 words)

If you mistakenly plant these on Kauaʻi, in all probability you will be disappointed with the outcome. (17 words)

Challenged about this Mrs Edwards said she mistakenly left the bottle in her bag after an Elvis Festival. (18 words)

Having failed to overturn their guilty verdicts at the Court of Appeal, Martland said the Court of Canada is left to decide whether the trial court mistakenly denied Haevischer and Johnston's bid for a hearing on evidence of a potential abuse of process. (44 words)

As of Oct. 1, the SSA had an uncollected balance of $23 billion in overpayments — money the agency had determined it mistakenly paid to beneficiaries across the country but had not been able to claw back, despite repeated attempts to do so. (42 words)

A week later they were asked to pick the suspect out of lineups. 8% of the people in the lineups were mistakenly identified as criminals. 20% of the innocent people whose photographs were included were mistakenly identified (University of Nebraska 1977). (41 words)

Example sentences (20)

There have been cases of non-citizens who have been mistakenly registered, including 1,500 who were mistakenly sent ballots in June 2018 after an error at the DMV in California.

A week later they were asked to pick the suspect out of lineups. 8% of the people in the lineups were mistakenly identified as criminals. 20% of the innocent people whose photographs were included were mistakenly identified (University of Nebraska 1977).

A 21 year-old man claims he was mistakenly banned from his easyJet flight one day before flying due to his name.

A famous writer named Shriver is invited to attend a college's literary festival, but the invitation is mistakenly sent to a "down-on-his-luck" handyman with the same name who has never even read a book.

Anglesey residents are being urged to check they have been properly refunded after double council tax payments were mistakenly taken from 1,300 accounts.

A previous version mistakenly said Ross Kotscherofski referred to fires on the east side of Lake Okanagan.

As of Oct. 1, the SSA had an uncollected balance of $23 billion in overpayments — money the agency had determined it mistakenly paid to beneficiaries across the country but had not been able to claw back, despite repeated attempts to do so.

A spokesperson said: 'We have every sympathy with our customer who mistakenly sent funds to an unintended recipient, due to an incorrect account number being entered.

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A study published in Science Advances shows that some individuals have antibodies against the virus that mistakenly attack a protein in the brain and spinal cord.

Ballots where a voter mistakenly didn’t select a first choice but did pick candidates for their second, third, fourth, and other choices were “suspended,” meaning they were set aside and not counted in the first round.

Bowser's love for Peach has been an element in several Mario games over the years, and Bowser Jr. even mistakenly believed Peach to be his mother in Super Mario Sunshine.

Challenged about this Mrs Edwards said she mistakenly left the bottle in her bag after an Elvis Festival.

Correction, July 22, 12:15 pm ET: A previous version of this story mistakenly referred to the author Kai Bird instead of Martin Sherwin.

Days spoilers say EJ will have a rather disastrous meeting at DiMera Enterprises, where he’ll forget important details and mistakenly offer the wrong info.

Denney said that in August she was mistakenly given medication for depression and anxiety instead of nausea; her morning sickness worsened, and she missed a meal.

Having failed to overturn their guilty verdicts at the Court of Appeal, Martland said the Court of Canada is left to decide whether the trial court mistakenly denied Haevischer and Johnston's bid for a hearing on evidence of a potential abuse of process.

He furthered that the government should not mistakenly scrap the bridging scheme as it’s not a government-owned subsidy.

If Lehrmann wins, some will mistakenly claim that Brittany Higgins has lost, forgetting she is just a witness to this trial.

If you have mistakenly given away pension funds or have been a victim of a scam, it is important that you contact your boss immediately and seek professional legal and financial advice.

If you mistakenly plant these on Kauaʻi, in all probability you will be disappointed with the outcome.

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Common combinations with mistakenly

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mistakenly" in a sentence?
An example: "There have been cases of non-citizens who have been mistakenly registered, including 1,500 who were mistakenly sent ballots in June 2018 after an error at the DMV in California." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mistakenly" from authentic English texts.
What does "mistakenly" mean?
Mistakenly means: Wrongly; erroneously.
What are synonyms of "mistakenly"?
Common synonyms of "mistakenly" include: erroneously.
How many example sentences with "mistakenly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mistakenly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.