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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However, Vance’s spokesperson said the mix-up was an innocent mistake.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Deena considered everything, from the possibility of her baby carrying both male and female anatomical traits to a lab mix-up.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Controversy: Aside from the usual questions about close calls, there wasn’t much aside from a weird mix-up in one of the handshake lines.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The mix-up with Mi-ji standing in for her sister as an office worker and Mi-rae working on a farm naturally leads to some romantic mix-ups.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 June 2025
Deena considered everything, from the possibility of her baby carrying both male and female anatomical traits to a lab mix-up.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Controversy: Aside from the usual questions about close calls, there wasn’t much aside from a weird mix-up in one of the handshake lines.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The mix-up with Mi-ji standing in for her sister as an office worker and Mi-rae working on a farm naturally leads to some romantic mix-ups.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Mix-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mix-up. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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