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.
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He was thought to have traveled just over four miles in the wrong lane on the highway before causing the fatal crash.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 July 2025
According to prosecutors, 18-year-old Hallie Helgeson and 19-year-old Brady Heiling of Minnesota were driving on Highway I-90 in DeForest on July 20 when they were struck by Martinez-Avila, who was driving in the wrong direction.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
While in the wrong lane, his Chevrolet Malibu collided with a northbound GMC Sierra being driven by a Wisconsin man.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The rains that come, later and later each season, are too sporadic and in the wrong places to be a benediction.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 29 July 2025
According to prosecutors, 18-year-old Hallie Helgeson and 19-year-old Brady Heiling of Minnesota were driving on Highway I-90 in DeForest on July 20 when they were struck by Martinez-Avila, who was driving in the wrong direction.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
While in the wrong lane, his Chevrolet Malibu collided with a northbound GMC Sierra being driven by a Wisconsin man.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
The rains that come, later and later each season, are too sporadic and in the wrong places to be a benediction.
—Ariel Saramandi, The Dial, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the wrong
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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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