Examples of mix-up in a Sentence
there was a mix-up at the airport and our luggage was accidentally sent to Ohio
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Because of a mix-up at the hospital, Tomlin and Midler are separated from their identical twin sisters and instead live their lives as fraternal twins in two very different families.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Between those, Nugent-Hopkins was left alone for a moment in the low slot after a coverage mix-up and buried a pass from Hyman to give the Oilers their first lead of the series at the 2:49 mark.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Others on TikTok jumped into the comment section to share their own lyrical mix-ups and support for Kouvr.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Hotel mix-up: An anonymous Chinese national who earned a Ph.D. at a Chicago-area university and now works under OPT acknowledges he was charged with unlawfully photographing defense installations.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Between those, Nugent-Hopkins was left alone for a moment in the low slot after a coverage mix-up and buried a pass from Hyman to give the Oilers their first lead of the series at the 2:49 mark.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Others on TikTok jumped into the comment section to share their own lyrical mix-ups and support for Kouvr.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Hotel mix-up: An anonymous Chinese national who earned a Ph.D. at a Chicago-area university and now works under OPT acknowledges he was charged with unlawfully photographing defense installations.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Mix-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix-up. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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