a case of mistaken identity

noun phrase

: a situation due to being mistaken for someone else

Her arrest was a case of mistaken identity.

Examples of a case of mistaken identity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His advocacy led to freedom for a Mexican national jailed in a case of mistaken identity. —Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2024

At a certain point, the big bad guy shows up at a vape shop that shares the nickname of a key protagonist, dispatches with the clerk in a case of mistaken identity …then arrives at the actual protagonist’s house one second later. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024

In February of this year, 10 people in a truck transporting farm laborers were shot — four fatally — by cartel gunmen in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. —The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Israeli officials have called the strike a case of mistaken identity, announcing Friday the removal of the commanders involved and plans to examine their targeting processes to avoid future mistakes. —Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024

The whole thing was a case of mistaken identity—or two cases: One on the part of the agent to me, and the other me to myself. —Nicolaia Rips, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024

Or that his abduction was a case of mistaken identity. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024

Advertisement The language stems from something of a case of mistaken identity. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024

Amazingly, Holt nearly passed on the shot due to a case of mistaken identity. —Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023