in the wrong
idiom
: in the position or situation of being wrong
We had an argument and each of us thinks that the other was in the wrong.
Examples of in the wrong in a Sentence
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Like a bad director, Biskind just keeps pointing his camera in the wrong direction.
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David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On average, Ohioans moving along a road in the wrong direction travel around 0.72 miles before causing a crash, according to ODOT.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, another several thousand of the young salmon being transported in the truck did not survive the accident—and those that lived ended up in the wrong body of water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Scott and April Shirley were stuck in the wrong marriages.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Another video shows a driver heading in the wrong direction on the divided highway around 4:28 a.m.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This awareness keeps you from falling or landing in the wrong position.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Many investors feared prior to the announcement that Fed Chair Jerome Powell would warn interest rates would need to stay higher for longer after the January and February inflation reports trended in the wrong direction.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
In response to public pressure to clean up the Internet, policymakers in Brussels, London, Washington, and beyond are following a path that, in the wrong hands, could lead to censorship and abuse.
—David Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
David Kipen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On average, Ohioans moving along a road in the wrong direction travel around 0.72 miles before causing a crash, according to ODOT.
—Max Filby, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2024
Unfortunately, another several thousand of the young salmon being transported in the truck did not survive the accident—and those that lived ended up in the wrong body of water.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
Scott and April Shirley were stuck in the wrong marriages.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Another video shows a driver heading in the wrong direction on the divided highway around 4:28 a.m.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
This awareness keeps you from falling or landing in the wrong position.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
Many investors feared prior to the announcement that Fed Chair Jerome Powell would warn interest rates would need to stay higher for longer after the January and February inflation reports trended in the wrong direction.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
In response to public pressure to clean up the Internet, policymakers in Brussels, London, Washington, and beyond are following a path that, in the wrong hands, could lead to censorship and abuse.
—David Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2024
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