Examples of by mistake in a Sentence
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The ultimate in senseless crime: murder by mistake.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Bay Area property sold at auction for $6,600 by mistake.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
In rare instances, their language remained in my final drafts by mistake.
—Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Judges around the country got emails from Mr. Musk’s team in late January, apparently by mistake, U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss said earlier this month.
—Steve Peoples, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Bay Area property sold at auction for $6,600 by mistake.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
In rare instances, their language remained in my final drafts by mistake.
—Colleen McCain Nelson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Judges around the country got emails from Mr. Musk’s team in late January, apparently by mistake, U.S. District Judge Randolph Daniel Moss said earlier this month.
—Steve Peoples, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2025
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“By mistake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20mistake. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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