wide of the mark

phrase

: not accurate or correct : not achieving the desired result

Their estimates were completely wide of the mark.

The results of the fund-raising were wide of the mark.

Examples of wide of the mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Admittedly, some of the criticism of America’s leadership is wide of the mark. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026

In the first half of the game, GloRilla took one of just two shots on the night, but her long two-pointer was wide of the mark. — Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 13 Feb. 2026

But claims from both sides that the young socialist rode a wave of working-class anger are wide of the mark. — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025

Suggestions the triumph in Munich was the starting point of a new era of dominance proved somewhat wide of the mark as PSG lost to Chelsea in the Club World Cup final and needed a penalty shootout to prevail over Tottenham in the European Super Cup. — Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for wide of the mark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• marque
• narc
• quark
• shark