in the wrong

phrase

: in the position or situation of being wrong

We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.

Examples of in the wrong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Keep an eye on your accounts, use strong security protections and know what steps to take if your information ends up in the wrong hands. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The project gave a restricted frontier model to defenders specifically because Anthropic had observed that the same coding capability that finds software vulnerabilities for patching could, in the wrong hands, find them for exploitation. — Michael Flannery, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The running back’s right ankle was pointed in the wrong direction. — James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Clark echoed the point, noting that eating steak and sausage every morning could push cholesterol and inflammation markers in the wrong direction over time. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the wrong

• evensong
• livelong
• overlong
• vietcong
• agung
• along
• belong
• birdsong
• furlong
• headlong
• headstrong
• lifelong