Sentence examples for likely to mistake from inspiring English sources

Just like humans, baboons were more likely to mistake a nonword for a word if it contained letter pairings that were common in real words.

While no one is ever likely to mistake her for a graceful Evonne Goolagong impersonator, she moves like a genuine athlete and has the necessary stamina to go with it.

No one is likely to mistake Mr. Patterson for an artful stylist.

No one was ever likely to mistake him for saint, or even a repository of bland altruism.

Before you taste the tiny flecks of gold illuminating the scallop, you're likely to mistake them for some kind of roe.

No one's likely to mistake Busdriver for a singer, but his voice responds to the denser production by getting even zanier.

Most likely to: Be mistaken for a young gun.

Though there were obvious family resemblances, they were not likely to be mistaken for each other.

And Mark Green is not likely to be mistaken for Fiorello LaGuardia.

Even the best albums had some filler, and none of the movies are likely to be mistaken for "Citizen Kane".

Another lesson: women are often the first to venture out because they're less likely to be mistaken for combatants.