in the wrong
idiom
: in the position or situation of being wrong
We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.
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Getting the image is a matter of being in the wrong place at the right time, but no one can predict where and when that place and time will be.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
However, another said that while OP isn't in the wrong for not giving her son the money, her son does have a point for feeling like his mom isn't treating him equally to his sister.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Their bond is not only believable but urgently real, setting the stage for a final act that would fail completely in the wrong hands but instead achieves full emotional potency.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers say that a powerful AI in the wrong hands could be dangerous if it is used to accelerate machine learning research, resulting in the creation of more capable and unrestricted AI models.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
However, another said that while OP isn't in the wrong for not giving her son the money, her son does have a point for feeling like his mom isn't treating him equally to his sister.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Their bond is not only believable but urgently real, setting the stage for a final act that would fail completely in the wrong hands but instead achieves full emotional potency.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers say that a powerful AI in the wrong hands could be dangerous if it is used to accelerate machine learning research, resulting in the creation of more capable and unrestricted AI models.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the wrong
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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