Sentence examples for likely mistaken from inspiring English sources

If Petraeus hopes that leaving on personal grounds, however painful, will forestall hard policy questions — and perhaps leave his political reputation intact — he is likely mistaken.

Previous cases were likely mistaken for smallpox (14 ).

The conflict between what you see and what you feel triggers the production of a neurotransmitter, likely mistaken by your body as a signal of hallucinogenic poisoning, so your body tries to rid itself of whatever is causing the disorienting condition.

The author, Peter Baker, reminds us that some of the neighbors who witnessed parts of her rape and murder from their windows likely mistook the savage assault by a stranger for a man exercising his rights over "his" woman.

The most likely mistake is overcooking the meat – so take particular care here.

"Pharmacies likely mistake them for generic drugs or for drugs likely to be grandfathered, neither of which is the case".

No, he said, they just did not understand, any more than they had when I brought him Animal Farm, which they likely mistook for an agricultural treatise.

For example, when a chemist draws a pentavalent carbon atom, it is usually a mistake, and software that can call attention to this likely mistake as early as possible is beneficial.

Pierson most likely mistook Obama's announced surge in December 2009 ― the outgrowth of his campaign policy ― as an actual invasion.

Thus, although some of these false positives are likely mistakes, others might be correct predictions that await experimental verification.

While it may be a hot thing to replace an S in your name with a $ or an I with a !, these just add confusion and likely mistakes in spelling your name.