How to Use mistake in a Sentence

mistake

1 of 2 verb

• Some guests mistook it for gravy and poured it on their food!
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• But that mistakes the symptom for the cause.
  — Paul Polman, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
• But when one of them steps out, there’s no mistaking it.
  — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
• Still, there was no mistaking what the night meant.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
• Just don’t mistake it for a treatment.
  — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026
• Don’t mistake the setting for the plot.
  — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
• Don’t mistake it for a Band Aid.
  — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
• There was no mistaking that elk.
  — Jack Atcheson Sr. As Told To Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
• Do not mistake noise for substance.
  — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
• Of course, we could be mistaken.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• No one is going to mistake one for the other.
  — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• So don’t mistake a late start for a quiet finish.
  — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
• My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
• That is what set him apart from those who mistake cruelty for strength.
  — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
• Don't mistake this update and throw caution to the frigid wind.
  — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
• But there are some who mistake kindness for weakness.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
• Some people mistake me for a burn victim.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
• Don’t mistake the depressive air for his own.
  — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
• The top-half was flesh-toned, which caused some people to mistake it for a sheer or see-through dress.
  — Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
• But don’t mistake the pace for inertia.
  — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• But Bober said be alert that ticks can often be mistaken as moles or skin tags.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 16 July 2023
• Loaded with bacon and four types of beans, this side is so hearty some might mistake it for the main course.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
• But my silence should not be mistaken for agreement with lies.
  — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2026
• But sometimes that means that people mistake it for something less, like cold.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Jan. 2024
• Loaded with bacon and four types of beans, this side is so hearty some might mistake it for the main course.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
• Flecks of mica and pyrite and who knows what, but only fools and greenhorns mistake it for gold.
  — John Archibald, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
• Just don’t mistake him for the actual Elvis.
  — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
• Once Elio is beamed up to space, the aliens mistake him for the leader of Earth.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
• Wembanyama made a point that can not be mistaken.
  — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 13 May 2026
• But don’t mistake quiet for weakness.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025

mistake

2 of 2 noun

• There's a mistake in the schedule.
• There must be some mistake.
• It would be a mistake to assume that we can rely on their help.
• The manuscript contains numerous spelling mistakes.
• This is kind of a mistake to me.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
• No one wants to make a mistake.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• This turns out to be a big mistake.
  — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• To me, that was a huge mistake.
  — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• That wasn’t a mistake on our part.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
• Some mistakes come with a hefty price.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
• But this would be a grave mistake.
  — Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
• The first place to avoid is your mistakes.
  — Bo Howard, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
• Trust me, and learn from my mistake.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
• No breaks and no room for mistakes.
  — Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
• He’s made a lot of mistakes in his life.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
• The team that makes the fewest mistakes wins.
  — Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
• Trump should not make the same mistake.
  — Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
• And that was a — that was a big mistake.
  — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
• And that is a flaw, that’s a mistake.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
• And make no mistake — things will go wrong.
  — Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
• Blanche hasn’t made that mistake.
  — Carl P. Leubsdorf, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
• There were mistakes, and that's how it was formed.
  — Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
• The Griz says this is a mistake.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
• Love the Crowes but this is a mistake.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
• The Chiefs can live with some mistakes.
  — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
• But, make no mistake, Acuff is a baller.
  — Kevin Sherrington mar. 19, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
• So that was his only mistake in the game.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
• Yet the rush to judgment can lead to mistakes.
  — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
• But those mistakes are between me and my wife.
  — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
• Al just never seems to make a mistake.
  — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025