How to Use by mistake in a Sentence

by mistake

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• Two days ago, by mistake, a cat walked near them.
  — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
• This is not a training tape that got put in by mistake.
  — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
• Or add an extra digit to your co-pay by mistake?
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
• On his way back home, Ariel found himself in a left-turn lane by mistake.
  — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
• The missile can’t be fired in the heat of the moment or by mistake, the court said.
  — Isabel Coles, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
• It it a crime to keep a package delivered to you by mistake?
  — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
• But that was done by mistake and Brown repaid the money to the city last fall.
  — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
• He had been promoted—by mistake.
  — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
• In case of any errors during setup, make sure your kit comes with plugsto stop up holes made by mistake.
  — Laura Duerr, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
• For some, a victory may even happen by mistake.
  — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• One of them, by mistake, had a hole in the back that turned out to be useful for popping out a ponytail.
  — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
• These claimants are not accused of fraud, but rather were given too much money by mistake, through no fault of their own.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2023
• In rare instances, their language remained in my final drafts by mistake.
  — Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
• What scene led to Kathryn clocking Samara by mistake?
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
• In each incident, someone came to the home or vehicle of a stranger by mistake.
  — Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
• One early dawn, Lucas kills a rancher by mistake while trying to chase away a wolf.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 May 2025
• Yarl’s family said the teenager was picking up his younger siblings and went to the wrong house by mistake.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
• Late in the process, Hoback uncovered an old chat log that appeared to have been recorded by mistake.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
• Jordan name-dropped his famous father during the initial stop, telling them that he was stuck on the tracks by mistake.
  — Cristobal Reyes, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
• Powell first thought the homely wooden figurines – a man and a woman – were put in his mailbox by mistake.
  — Laura Colvin, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
• Every car color, every wall that the actors walked in front of, was by design — nothing was by mistake.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
• Nothing is worse than a garment getting thrown into the washer and ruined by mistake.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
• Just as easily, Fields could slip up about her son, either by mistake or as a benefit to her own game.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
• Users can accidentally skip a track, pause the music or go back to a previous one by mistake.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
• Tara is also on a personal quest to find a cure to save her grandfather, who has turned himself into a dog by mistake.
  — John Bleasdale, Variety, 12 June 2023
• Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves.
  — Kurt Wagner, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2022
• The headstrong 11-year-old who was sent by mistake to live on a farm is one of the most beloved children’s characters of all time.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
• Musk laid off about half of them barely a week later, but the company asked back dozens who apparently were laid off by mistake.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2022
• The advance notice apparently came from a news release sent out early by mistake.
  — David Keyton, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
• Phillips had shot Dolce by mistake, according to the affidavit, while aiming for the driver.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024