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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Heart-wrenching video shows a terrified 11-year-old girl begging for help when she was attacked in a case of mistaken identity, Florida investigators say.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The Dude is dragged into a larger crime story because of a case of mistaken identity and is forced to contend with dirty cops, pornographers, German nihilists, and more.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
This really appears like a case of mistaken identity.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2023, Cabrera’s mother, Maria Cabrera, told The News cops told her the killing was a case of mistaken identity.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The Dude is dragged into a larger crime story because of a case of mistaken identity and is forced to contend with dirty cops, pornographers, German nihilists, and more.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
This really appears like a case of mistaken identity.
—Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2023, Cabrera’s mother, Maria Cabrera, told The News cops told her the killing was a case of mistaken identity.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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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 21 May. 2025.
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