How to Use incorrect in a Sentence

incorrect

adjective

• The story in the newspaper is incorrect.
• The restaurant considers jeans and T-shirts incorrect attire for dinner.
• The doctor's diagnosis was incorrect.
• The post’s claim that the amount is double what the U.S. spent in the Afghanistan War is incorrect.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
• So to say Palmer is one of these things more than the other would be incorrect.
  — WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
• An incorrect consent form and the failure to put a mark on the correct body part led to the mistake.
  — Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2023
• Teachers have complained that some of the sounds for the letters are incorrect.
  — Stephanie Claytor, Parents, 20 Nov. 2023
• The catch: Their group shares the $1 million prize money, which shrinks with each incorrect guess.
  — Rendy Jones, EW.com, 13 July 2024
• Thursday’s Last Two Minute Report from the game said the play was an incorrect non-call.
  — Christian Clark, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
• That proved to be an incorrect interpretation of the law, upheld all the way to the Supreme Court.
  — Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• Instead, Taneja asked a colleague to sign her name with the incorrect date as well.
  — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
• Clerk Mike Brown, who sits on the board, said in his opinion the incorrect form was filled out properly.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022
• On the same play, the NBA found two incorrect no-calls, one that benefitted each team.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Jan. 2023
• The duo soon learn that the penalty for an incorrect answer is death: A man in a black mask, wielding a crossbow, kills Shawn.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
• But at least in some cases that appeared to be incorrect.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2023
• So, the state likes to present it as … clown wig fibers, but that's factually incorrect.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2023
• That’s leading to long lines and incorrect pickup times on the mobile app.
  — Anne D’innocenzio and Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
• Then there's that name—and the incorrect suspicion that these dresses are just for kids.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2022
• The incorrect ballots are then spoiled and not counted.
  — María Méndez, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Oct. 2022
• TikTok said the claims of a breach discovered over the weekend were incorrect.
  — Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022
• Not all notices are due to incorrect pay, the department said.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Once the guess is submitted, a red ‘X’ will appear if the answer is incorrect.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2022
• And, of course, replays showed the referee's decision to award the penalty kick in the first place was incorrect (ball don't lie).
  — Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 2 June 2022
• However, the reader who emailed the U-T last week pointed out that was incorrect.
  — Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Whether that’s Facebook or a reputable news site, take the time to point out that the information is incorrect.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022
• They also may have been charged incorrect fees and other costs.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 20 Jan. 2023
• The pressure in the pipe could be incorrect, meaning the exit velocity of the gas isn’t quite right, or high winds could cause the flame to flicker.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2022
• Don’t delay filing your tax return even if your 1099-K is incorrect, the IRS said.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
• The action follows a customer complaint that the product has an incorrect label on the bottom of the bowl.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 May 2022
• Third-year medical student Victoria Javadi proactively changes a trans patient’s incorrect gender pronouns in her medical file, drawing praise from McKay.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025