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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Call it a case of mistaken identity: A shipwreck found in Lake Michigan turned out to be a different vessel than historians initially thought.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Fate lends a hand as her attraction to Christian actually begins as a case of mistaken identity.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Federal immigration agents reportedly told a Texas man to shave his beard after he was wrongfully arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The release stemmed from a case of mistaken identity, when Bryan was confused with another inmate with a similar last name, said Sheriff Susan Hutson.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
Fate lends a hand as her attraction to Christian actually begins as a case of mistaken identity.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
Federal immigration agents reportedly told a Texas man to shave his beard after he was wrongfully arrested in a case of mistaken identity.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
The release stemmed from a case of mistaken identity, when Bryan was confused with another inmate with a similar last name, said Sheriff Susan Hutson.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 May 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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