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.

Examples of in the wrong in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Such spats have largely panned out on social media, where creators ask their followers to weigh in on who is in the wrong. —

Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 Where this really gets exciting is that there are a vast number of diseases like this— in which otherwise healthy genes are being played at the wrong volume, at the wrong time, or in the wrong combinations. —

Fyodor Urnov, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024 The two groups battle to reach and secure giant ringworlds known as Halos, which, if in the wrong hands, can be used as universe-destroying weapons. —

Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024 Climate change is likely to continue pushing that statistic in the wrong direction. —

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the wrong

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