Sentence examples for mistake believing from inspiring English sources

"Maybe that was our mistake – believing in kings".

He said the men had made targets of his sons by mistake, believing them to be the children or employees of a neighbor who owed them money.

Our British allies made the same mistake, believing that what had succeeded in bringing peace to Northern Ireland could apply to Afghanistan.

Leicester committed the same mistake, believing that the Frisons under Count William Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg were fighting against the Spanish inside Zutphen.

As Davos Seaworth says to Tormund Giantsbane (a man, incidentally, fond of throwing around the word "cunt" in casual conversation) during their pre-battle talk, "Maybe that was our mistake, believing in kings".

I had to wonder if I'd made a huge mistake believing that, given the adoration of enough fans, an alligator bag might learn how to swim gracefully again; or that Muhammad Ali might be able to stop shaking just long enough to snatch a fly out of the air and be beautiful again; or that it could be 1969 again.

The mistaken believed that Ryan had quit on his team.

Maybe I made a mistake in believing that someone can redeem themselves after an error and not make one again.

This is due, in part, to Sadat's great mistake -- believing that just one decision, making peace with Israel, would trigger a transformation of Arab society, rain money on the region and overwhelm the retrograde forces.

But this time, they made the mistake of believing their fake world actually existed.

We made the mistake of believing the promises of professional politicians, both Democrats and Republicans.