by mistake
Frequency: 8.845.0 per million words
Done accidentally, without intending to.
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Examples (10)
- I picked up the wrong bag by mistake.
- She sent the email to the wrong person by mistake.
- He deleted the important file by mistake.
- I left my keys at the office by mistake.
- We took the wrong turn by mistake.
- The waiter brought me the wrong order by mistake.
- They included an outdated document by mistake.
- Someone unlocked the door by mistake.
- I pressed the wrong button by mistake.
- He called me by mistake, thinking I was someone else.