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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Troopers were dispatched with the suspect reported to be traveling in the wrong direction on Highway 6 in Navasota, 24 miles outside College Station. —

Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2025 But the county’s approach tipped far in the wrong direction, leading to the decline from 60 removals of children from their homes in 2020 to 20 in 2022. —

Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025 West Ham have done the right thing — but in the wrong way. —

Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 The Challenge season 40 had no shortage of controversies, and the final daily challenge sparked backlash yet again from cast members and viewers alike when Jenny West's puzzle appeared to have two pieces in the wrong spot when she was declared the winner. —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in the wrong

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