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by mistake
Erroneously, as in He took my coat by mistake. [c. 1700]
Example Sentences
BBC News is now aware of five cases of babies swapped by mistake in maternity wards from the late 1940s to the 1960s.
His administration has deported people by mistake and given the middle finger to judges who order them brought back.
The courts have particularly been a thorn in the Trump administration’s side when it comes to the case of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who the administration admitted was deported by mistake.
She believes the family’s legal status was prematurely terminated by mistake.
"When you're on the set of Broadchurch and it's all about dead bodies you do wish someone would come on and crash into a bakery by mistake," he jokes.
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