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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On that same opening drive, the Chargers set up in the wrong formation, and Herbert was forced to call a timeout.
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Kaley Chiles, the licensed counselor challenging Colorado’s ban, said the law is preventing her from communicating messages that some people – including those who believe they were born in the wrong body − are interested in.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
This must’ve been a dream for someone whose personal style—if not his work—betrays the longing of a hippie born too late (in 1967), and in the wrong place to have been part of the vanguard of the first peace and love trippers.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
More Michael Owens/Getty Images After appearing on the Patriots' injury report Wednesday putting in a limited practice, Williams did not participate Thursday and seems to be trending in the wrong direction for Week 5, as shared on X by the New England Patriots.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Kaley Chiles, the licensed counselor challenging Colorado’s ban, said the law is preventing her from communicating messages that some people – including those who believe they were born in the wrong body − are interested in.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
This must’ve been a dream for someone whose personal style—if not his work—betrays the longing of a hippie born too late (in 1967), and in the wrong place to have been part of the vanguard of the first peace and love trippers.
—Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
More Michael Owens/Getty Images After appearing on the Patriots' injury report Wednesday putting in a limited practice, Williams did not participate Thursday and seems to be trending in the wrong direction for Week 5, as shared on X by the New England Patriots.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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