Sentence examples for things was wrong from inspiring English sources

The phrase "things was wrong" is not correct in written English.
The correct form should be "things were wrong" since "things" is plural. Example: "When I arrived at the party, I could tell that things were wrong; the atmosphere felt tense and uncomfortable."

Idiom

If it's not one thing, it's another.

When one thing goes wrong, then another, and another..

Exact(2)

The way they handled things was wrong.

My assumption that CES would herald a flood of the things was wrong.

Similar(57)

These things are wrong.

We know these things are wrong".

That is why things are wrong".

"These things are wrong," Mr. Mbeki said.

Little things are wrong, he believes.

"Half the time those things are wrong," he said.

Two main things are wrong with WWF's approach.

"I knew right then, things were wrong," Klug said.

I want an admission when things are wrong that I'm responsible for that.

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