How to Use in the wrong in a Sentence

in the wrong

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  • Overpricing the wrong items in the wrong markets can erode traffic, negate the gain and damage the brand for years.
    — Michael Lukianoff, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • If the answer is only the outcome and not the reasoning, the design boundary is in the wrong place.
    — Narendhira Ram Chandraseharan, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The team member who seems fine on paper but is quietly pulling the culture in the wrong direction.
    — David Salerno, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The poll found 61% of respondents believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, compared to 33% who said the nation is on the right track.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Not in the wrong way, of course, given that this tournament has certainly been updated and modernized in all the right ways to keep pace with the growth of tennis and, in general, professional sports.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
  • Since Anthropic began offering glimpses of their Mythos model earlier this year, critics have slammed the company for allegedly building hype by talking up how dangerous the model could be in the wrong hands.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Cardiologists and dietitians say several familiar staples of the American diet, from red meat to refined carbs, are the ones most likely to push LDL cholesterol in the wrong direction.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • Trust in higher education is also waning, with 70% of Americans saying that higher education is heading in the wrong direction, according to a 2025 survey by the Pew Research Center.
    — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

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