How to Use get (someone or something) wrong in a Sentence

get (someone or something) wrong

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• This one is easy to get wrong, even when your heart’s in the right place.
  — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2020
• That is the one that companies get wrong more than 50 percent of the time.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022
• But—and here’s the thing even many experts get wrong—quantum physics doesn’t say that.
  — Chris Ferrie, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2023
• Our colleague Philip Bump has written about what Oz seems to get wrong about the cost of the goods in the grocery store.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
• What do the creators of that series get wrong with her on-screen persona?
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
• Here’s our list of 10 things that any high-end property could get wrong.
  — Jonathan Soroff, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
• But one thing that a lot of people get wrong about roaches is that they’re only drawn to messy homes.
  — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
• Is there anything fans seem to get wrong about you or your character?
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
• What’s one thing about being a strong Black woman people get wrong?
  — WIRED, 27 Feb. 2023
• It is designed in a way that is very limited and limiting and very easy to get wrong.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• These brie bites are fresh-out-of-the-oven comfort food at its finest, both sweet and savory, and pretty difficult to get wrong.
  — Kylie Logan, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2021
• Lahser Here's another metro Detroit street name that a lot of people get wrong.
  — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2020
• What do people get wrong about the post-9/11 landscape for Arab and Muslim Americans?
  — Brandon Tensley, CNN, 9 Sep. 2021
• What did John Dorsey get wrong in his evaluation of Mayfield?
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 6 July 2022
• What people get wrong is that ExxonMobil doesn’t have any control over this.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Malakhai Pearson What do people get wrong about Boston?
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• But predicting who will be summoned to Stockholm and win the accolades, which are announced next week, is easy to get wrong.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 2 Oct. 2020
• That's something that national outlets get wrong a lot.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• Perfect for potlucks and practically required at picnics, this recipe is simple to make and hard to get wrong.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 June 2023
• Perfect for potlucks and practically required at picnics, this dessert recipe is simple to make and hard to get wrong.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
• Of course, these are specialist things that lay people might easily get wrong.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 8 June 2023
• What the Supreme Court nominee’s critics and defenders alike get wrong about the role of faith in American public life.
  — Joseph Loconte, National Review, 11 Oct. 2020
• What do people get wrong tactically when trying to solve problems with the I.R.S.?
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
• What do people most get wrong when talking about reparations?
  — Brea Baker, ELLE, 17 June 2021
• Yes, other stocks might seem to have better prospects, but over the long-term forecasting revenue and earnings growth is challenging as easy to get wrong.
  — Simon Moore, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• And what does Washington get wrong about China’s intentions to remake the world order?
  — Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2022
• Avruch: One of the things that films [often get wrong] is that an awful lot of women who are getting abortions already have several children.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2022
• What modern movies and TV series get wrong, according to Macy, is equating a high body count with high emotional stakes.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
• However, unlike the staple shirt (which is hard to get wrong in the design department), not all white sneakers are created equal.
  — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2022
• Amanda Titchenal, founder of full-service organizing firm Well Organized, explained what her clients often get wrong—and how to bring more balance to this part of your home.
  — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024