in the wrong

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: 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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The number of high school graduates is projected to fall 13% by 2041, and 70% of Americans told Pew Research that higher education is headed in the wrong direction. — Matt Vandenberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accused their 17-year-old son of leading Newport Beach police in a pursuit in May, driving more than 40 mph while weaving around pedestrians on sidewalks and driving in the wrong direction on city streets. — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Electrons can then leak out of the chain, bonding with oxygen in the wrong parts of the mitochondria to form highly reactive free radicals that attack and deform neighboring molecules. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 He was gunned down simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the wrong

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“In the wrong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20wrong. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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