Examples of by mistake in a Sentence
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But that was done by mistake and Brown repaid the money to the city last fall.
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Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
Celebrity obituaries published by mistake have highlighted the potential windfall would be scammers can receive.
—USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
An investigation suggests the second home was the actual target of the intruders, who entered the first home by mistake, detectives said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024
But by mistake, a small group of journalists, including from The Washington Post, were able to listen in on the session because the audio headsets continued broadcasting the remarks, unbeknownst to the Brazilian hosts.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
The author, Omid Scobie, insisted the passage had been included by mistake, and the Dutch publisher withdrew the book from stores — but not before the names of Charles and Catherine had circulated widely on social media.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Three of the hostages are known to have been shot by Israel’s military by mistake, and many more are thought to have been killed by Israel’s own bombardments.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
Our guess is that this unknown hardware feature was most likely intended to be used for debugging or testing purposes by Apple engineers or the factory, or was included by mistake.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
The report said some classified material found in Biden’s possession appeared to have been packed up by staff by mistake, and noted that, as president, Biden quickly handed over classified material his aides found last year.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
Celebrity obituaries published by mistake have highlighted the potential windfall would be scammers can receive.
—USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
An investigation suggests the second home was the actual target of the intruders, who entered the first home by mistake, detectives said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2024
But by mistake, a small group of journalists, including from The Washington Post, were able to listen in on the session because the audio headsets continued broadcasting the remarks, unbeknownst to the Brazilian hosts.
—John Hudson, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
The author, Omid Scobie, insisted the passage had been included by mistake, and the Dutch publisher withdrew the book from stores — but not before the names of Charles and Catherine had circulated widely on social media.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Three of the hostages are known to have been shot by Israel’s military by mistake, and many more are thought to have been killed by Israel’s own bombardments.
—Matt Bradley, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
Our guess is that this unknown hardware feature was most likely intended to be used for debugging or testing purposes by Apple engineers or the factory, or was included by mistake.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2023
The report said some classified material found in Biden’s possession appeared to have been packed up by staff by mistake, and noted that, as president, Biden quickly handed over classified material his aides found last year.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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