mistook
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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A resident mistook the toy for a real firearm and called police to report an armed person, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
When I was young, I mistook restraint for weakness and anger for honesty.
Characterized as “myths,” for example, were the age-old beliefs that Native Americans mistook the conquistadors for gods, and that a mere handful of Spaniards toppled great empires with ease.
“Why, just the other day, our trip to Buckingham Palace was cut short when the children mistook one of the palace guards for a bear. It caused quite a commotion.”
From Literature
The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel.
From BBC
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