How to Use incorrect in a Sentence
incorrect
adjective- The story in the newspaper is incorrect.
- The restaurant considers jeans and T-shirts incorrect attire for dinner.
- The doctor's diagnosis was incorrect.
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The post’s claim that the amount is double what the U.S. spent in the Afghanistan War is incorrect.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
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The price on the front page of the newspaper is incorrect.
—Ajc Staff, ajc, 25 Nov. 2021
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So to say Palmer is one of these things more than the other would be incorrect.
—WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
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So the log will be incorrect; there’ll be errors in the storm data.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
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An incorrect consent form and the failure to put a mark on the correct body part led to the mistake.
—Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
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Of course, this was incorrect and Joey ended up not winning the round.
—Rebecca Norris, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2021
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Teachers have complained that some of the sounds for the letters are incorrect.
—Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 20 Nov. 2023
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The catch: Their group shares the $1 million prize money, which shrinks with each incorrect guess.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 13 July 2024
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Thursday’s Last Two Minute Report from the game said the play was an incorrect non-call.
—Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Portland went 4 for 6 on the power play (the league’s graphic above is incorrect) and 4 for 4 on the penalty kill.
—Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2022
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That proved to be an incorrect interpretation of the law, upheld all the way to the Supreme Court.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
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Instead, Taneja asked a colleague to sign her name with the incorrect date as well.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
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Clerk Mike Brown, who sits on the board, said in his opinion the incorrect form was filled out properly.
—Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
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On the same play, the NBA found two incorrect no-calls, one that benefitted each team.
—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
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The duo soon learn that the penalty for an incorrect answer is death: A man in a black mask, wielding a crossbow, kills Shawn.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
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But at least in some cases that appeared to be incorrect.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
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So, the state likes to present it as … clown wig fibers, but that's factually incorrect.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
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That’s leading to long lines and incorrect pickup times on the mobile app.
—Anne D’innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Then there's that name—and the incorrect suspicion that these dresses are just for kids.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2022
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That turned out incorrect when Nixon ran for president again in 1968 and won.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
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The incorrect ballots are then spoiled and not counted.
—María Méndez, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Oct. 2022
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TikTok said the claims of a breach discovered over the weekend were incorrect.
—Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022
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Not all notices are due to incorrect pay, the department said.
—James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
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Once the guess is submitted, a red ‘X’ will appear if the answer is incorrect.
—Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
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If a player guesses incorrect groups of words four times, the game ends, and they are defeated.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
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Judge Subramanian asked if something went wrong with the redacted footage that should've been aired or the incorrect version was used.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025
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The fee, which is over $17, came after years of incorrect reservations, Vincent told local outlet France Bleu.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 13 June 2025
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