Sentence examples for assumed wrong from inspiring English sources

The phrase "assumed wrong" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation where a belief or conclusion was incorrect, but it needs to be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "I assumed wrong about the meeting time, thinking it was at 3 PM instead of 2 PM."
Alternatives: "mistakenly assumed" or "incorrectly believed."

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Well, you assumed wrong.

I'd assumed wrong.

Khan assumed wrong, and was charged alongside Nobre and Kadurugamuwa.

To our embarrassment, he assumed wrong: The United States has not had an ambassador in Iraq since Ryan Crocker left Baghdad on Feb. 13.

Likewise, I assumed that Ellida Wangel (my favorite Ibsen heroine, from "Lady From the Sea," identifiable here by her flowing hair) was dancing with her husband and not (my fault again) the Stranger; and with Hedda Gabler showing quite some interest in her male partner, I assumed (wrong again!) that he was not her husband, George Tesman, but her ex-lover Ejlert Lövborg.

They assumed wrong.

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But we would assume wrong.

In Shamir's case, you'd assume wrong.

Did we assume wrong?

Apparently, one would assume wrong.

Eager for combat, she goes to London, where she finds out that almost everything she assumed is wrong.

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