Example Sentences

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Nobody will mistake El Roblar for a fitness retreat now.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

"I'm worried birds will mistake the pellets for food."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Instead, “Companion” is content with being a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Whenever it tries to go for action, “Simulant” comes up short, and the pounding score by Blitz//Berlin does not help — nobody will mistake this for “Blade Runner.”

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Maybe after long enough, that magic wand of confidence will mistake me for them, and give me a bop on the head, too.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden