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mistakenly
[ mi-stey-kuhn-lee ]
adverb
- unintentionally or inadvertently; by mistake:
I may have mistakenly interchanged them without realizing it.
- in a way that is wrongly conceived, held, or done; incorrectly:
Many people mistakenly believe their PhD will help them land a stable, middle-class job even if they can't get an academic job.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mistakenly1
Example Sentences
“Everyone is fine with deporting immigrants who have committed crimes. But that’s very different from deporting people mistakenly, without a hearing, to prisons overseas without the ability for parole.â€
US media has also highlighted some accounting errors, including Doge mistakenly claiming to have saved $8bn from cancelling an immigration contract which in fact had a total value of $8m.
In another case, the Supreme Court said the administration had a duty to “facilitate†the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man the Trump administration said it had mistakenly deported to that country.
Supreme Court order to “facilitate†the Maryland man’s release from an El Salvador prison after he was mistakenly deported.
A homeowner complained at a recent hearing in Malibu that an excavator has mistakenly began to plow up the concrete slab under her ADU.
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