seem mistaken
Frequency: 7.015.4 per million words
Suggests that someone appears to be wrong, but it is not stated as a certainty.
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Examples (10)
- That view seems mistaken.
- His initial assessment seemed mistaken after new evidence emerged.
- The judge felt the jury's verdict might seem mistaken to the public.
- At first, her argument didn't seem mistaken, but closer inspection revealed flaws.
- They hoped their decision wouldn't seem mistaken in hindsight.
- Does my understanding of the rules seem mistaken to you?
- Even experts can sometimes seem mistaken in their predictions.
- I confess, my earlier statement seemed quite mistaken.
- Without more data, any conclusion might seem mistaken.
- The logic behind his actions did not seem mistaken at the time.