Examples of by mistake in a Sentence
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An 'administrative error': A Maryland dad was sent to El Salvador prison by mistake.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Judge rules Trump administration has to bring back Maryland man deported by mistake within three days.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Kennedy added that the Trump administration knew that some people would have to be reinstated after being terminated by mistake.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Kurosawa’s original film follows an executive at a Yokohama shoe company who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Judge rules Trump administration has to bring back Maryland man deported by mistake within three days.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
Kennedy added that the Trump administration knew that some people would have to be reinstated after being terminated by mistake.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Kurosawa’s original film follows an executive at a Yokohama shoe company who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by mistake
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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