Examples of by mistake in a Sentence
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Or add an extra digit to your co-pay by mistake?
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
According to The Globe and Mail, Global TV — the outlet that airs 60 Minutes in Canada — had featured the segment on its app before it was taken down, apparently appearing by mistake.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The first wolf to be killed was euthanized by mistake, officials admitted, after a game warden shot it from a helicopter without realizing that the animal was still a juvenile.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
It it a crime to keep a package delivered to you by mistake?
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
According to The Globe and Mail, Global TV — the outlet that airs 60 Minutes in Canada — had featured the segment on its app before it was taken down, apparently appearing by mistake.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2025
The first wolf to be killed was euthanized by mistake, officials admitted, after a game warden shot it from a helicopter without realizing that the animal was still a juvenile.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
It it a crime to keep a package delivered to you by mistake?
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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