How to Use a case of mistaken identity in a Sentence

a case of mistaken identity

noun phrase

• The whole thing was a case of mistaken identity—or two cases: One on the part of the agent to me, and the other me to myself.
  — Nicolaia Rips, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• Joan Collins and Lily Collins have suffered a case of mistaken identity!
  — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• If a shark sees a human splashing in the water, a case of mistaken identity can lead to an attack.
  — USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• Amazingly, Holt nearly passed on the shot due to a case of mistaken identity.
  — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• An 11-year-old boy in New Mexico was killed due to a case of mistaken identity, police say.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Because of this, police at this point believe that the incident was a case of mistaken identity.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2023
• Some of Brody’s friends began posting online, trying to correct the record and explain this was a case of mistaken identity.
  — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 20 Nov. 2023
• The Dude, and his bowling buddies on a journey that includes a kidnapping, a case of mistaken identity, and lots of White Russians.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
• Advertisement The language stems from something of a case of mistaken identity.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024
• In February of this year, 10 people in a truck transporting farm laborers were shot — four fatally — by cartel gunmen in what may have been a case of mistaken identity.
  — The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
• At a certain point, the big bad guy shows up at a vape shop that shares the nickname of a key protagonist, dispatches with the clerk in a case of mistaken identity …then arrives at the actual protagonist’s house one second later.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
• His advocacy led to freedom for a Mexican national jailed in a case of mistaken identity.
  — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2024
• According to experts, shark attacks on humans are often a case of mistaken identity due to their relatively poor eyesight.
  — David Matthews New York Daily News (tns), al, 26 May 2023
• While recent reports of harrowing shark attacks and great white shark sightings may send shivers down your spine, wildlife experts want swimmers to know that most of these incidents are actually a case of mistaken identity.
  — Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 5 July 2023
• Israeli officials have called the strike a case of mistaken identity, announcing Friday the removal of the commanders involved and plans to examine their targeting processes to avoid future mistakes.
  — Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
• Advertisement Investigators said at a news conference in February that the shooting appeared to be a case of mistaken identity because the victims had no criminal backgrounds or any apparent gang ties.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 6 Sep 2024