Sentence examples for on mistaking from inspiring English sources

She said she wasn't sure at first what was going on, mistaking some of the signs of pregnancy for symptoms of peri-menopause.

The central point here is that Keown's and Jones's argument for the slippery slope does not depend on mistaking a necessary condition for a sufficient one, as Lillehammer and Smith suggest.

People can go on mistaking real estate for architecture, and rejecting genuine architecture for being weird, far-out and alien.

Much as Davoren (Mark O'Halloran) tries to be apolitical, he can't ignore the conflict, especially because his neighbours insist on mistaking him for a fugitive gunman.

Ben, you were brought up in East London, you've got a great sense of humour, you're loud and vocal about your opinions (and neuroses), is it any wonder people keep on mistaking you for a nice Jewish boy?

They complain about "stimulated C-fibres" where we might complain about pain, and, commenting on mistaking a mastodon for an elephant, say something like "I had G-412 together with F-11, but then I had S-147, so I realised it must be a mastodon".

Mistake piled on mistake.

We also calculated a figure of $92m of liability insurance on mistaken assumptions.

Two years later he produced and directed "Afsana" (1951), a thriller based on mistaken identity.

Preferences may be based on mistaken beliefs.

Jones said that WhatsApp has also cut back on mistaken bans through its enhanced spam detection.