a case of mistaken identity
noun phrase
: a situation due to being mistaken for someone else
Her arrest was a case of mistaken identity.
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New York Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds was shot in the back of the head and leg in October 2024 in what is now being classified as a case of mistaken identity.
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
It was later declared to be a case of mistaken identity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young said investigators believe the shooting was a case of mistaken identity, the Associated Press reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The release stemmed from a case of mistaken identity after authorities confused Bryan with another inmate with the same last name, the sheriff's office said in a statement on July 31.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
It was later declared to be a case of mistaken identity.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young said investigators believe the shooting was a case of mistaken identity, the Associated Press reported.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
The release stemmed from a case of mistaken identity after authorities confused Bryan with another inmate with the same last name, the sheriff's office said in a statement on July 31.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a case of mistaken identity
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“A case of mistaken identity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20case%20of%20mistaken%20identity. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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