Example Sentences

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The trial heard his internet history showed he had looked up news reporting of the 2004 trial - and then he searched "wrongly convicted cases uk".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“The market senses, rightly or wrongly, that we are moving past the peak of uncertainty,” says Keith Lerner, Truist’s chief investment officer.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The man who found Zac’s body had earlier been wrongly suspected in the death of another young man who had drowned in the Thames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

His attorney, Tom Yu, argued that the state had wrongly accused many officers of planning fights that either occurred spontaneously or were arranged by Brooks and Smyles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Because rightly or wrongly, I got stuck on one single sentence the woman uttered.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama