Example Sentences

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Trump only realizes that he has mistaken his accuser for his ex-wife Marla Maples when his lawyer corrects him.

From Slate • May 9, 2023

Either would mean the cicada has mistaken a human for a tree.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2021

A troubled woman discusses her problems with a tax attorney she has mistaken for a psychoanalyst.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020

At times, the public has mistaken May’s reserve for coldness, and that has hurt, said the former minister and an aide.

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2018

The moment goodness becomes tedious and unideal in a work of art, it is not real goodness; the would-be artist, though a very saint, has mistaken his form of expression.

From Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School by McMurry, Charles A. (Charles Alexander)