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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According to the police's preliminary investigation, Desiree Browning, 26, drove her 2021 Kia Seltos in the wrong direction on Inner Loop 10, while a 2021 Mercedes-Benz and a 2020 Ford Expedition were also traveling on the Inner Loop 10.
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
This trans woman, who has for a long time felt like she’s lost in the wrong orbit, is floating, searching for her community, when something inspires her to re-engage and re-enter her own life, essentially.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2025
You in the wrong place, [expletive] with me.
—Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Both trends are pointing in the wrong direction, exacerbating perceptions that America’s cost of living is no longer affordable.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
This trans woman, who has for a long time felt like she’s lost in the wrong orbit, is floating, searching for her community, when something inspires her to re-engage and re-enter her own life, essentially.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2025
You in the wrong place, [expletive] with me.
—Katie Nielsen, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Both trends are pointing in the wrong direction, exacerbating perceptions that America’s cost of living is no longer affordable.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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