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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Gadsden County Sheriff Morris Young said investigators believe the shooting was a case of mistaken identity, the Associated Press reported. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 Taylor Swift spilled the tea on how a case of mistaken identity during her Eras Tour led to her fiancé, Travis Kelce, meeting Greta Gerwig… eventually. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025 The man killed in what Nashville Police said was a case of mistaken identity has been identified as Marco Ramirez, 42. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025 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. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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