have mistaken
- present perfect of mistake.
Example Sentences
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For a moment you could have mistaken Beijing for Moscow.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
When I first deployed during the troop surge in Iraq, I was a 20-year-old with just a high school diploma—no one could have mistaken me for a legal scholar.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025
So it’s no surprise that people today have mistaken memories, or none at all.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
No one listening that night, at the Omni in Atlanta, would have mistaken what they heard for a concession speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
"Sources say that the alleged shooter, Jack Franklin, may have mistaken a Snickers bar for a deadly weapon."
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
