Sentence examples for actually on the wrong from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "actually on the wrong" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to express that someone is mistaken or incorrect about something.
Example: "I thought I was right, but it turns out I was actually on the wrong side of the argument."
Alternatives: "actually mistaken" or "truly in the wrong."

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He was actually on the wrong floor, so his key wouldn't work.

"Sometimes I feel like I'm actually on the wrong planet, and it's great when I'm in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think: 'What the hell am I doing here?'" -- George Harrison.

Harrison commented on gardening as a form of escapism: "Sometimes I feel like I'm actually on the wrong planet, and it's great when I'm in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think: 'What the hell am I doing here?'" His autobiography, I, Me, Mine, is dedicated "to gardeners everywhere".

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"Part of the importance is demonstrating that actually being on the wrong side of reform can impact your ability to get re-elected," Mr. Soros said.

But it would be a very positive outcome if this respite provides an opportunity for all sides in the debate to take a fresh look and realize the extent to which the conversation around this highly contentious issue is actually focused on the wrong problem.

But a word of caution: Many of his positions actually fall on the wrong side of public opinion.

No one is going to be chanting about football coming home when, as has been mainly the case in recent years, it's actually lost somewhere on the wrong night bus with an out-of-date Oyster card.

Most voters said they thought the country was really off on the wrong track and remained in a recession, even though the downturn actually ended last September.

Or you could actually go the wrong way on that highway.

{Note: the rings on the above pants are actually turned the wrong way... this is so you can see their placement.

"I actually had to drive on the wrong side of the road to get past everybody just so I wouldn't be late," forward Jack Skille said.

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