Sentence examples for using the wrong term from inspiring English sources

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'There was a group of Asian... erm... people,' said Kennedy, clearly worried that she might be using the wrong term.

First of all, you're using the wrong term.

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"From day one, we used the wrong term -- 'target,'" UAW Secretary-Treasurer Dennis Williams told the Detroit Free Press Wednesday.

"Vagina" is used incorrectly so often that it should come as no surprise that my highly educated professor used the wrong term.

There are many kinds of asymmetrical bobs--if you use the wrong term, you may find yourself with the cut you asked for but not the one you wanted.

The power will be subsequently allocated using the wrong estimates.

Using the wrong formula.

"I used the wrong chemical term," he explains, with his lawyer's subtlety.

One reason that it is misunderstood is that the wrong term is used.

Often when I read style used in this way, it's the wrong term anyway.

I thought the phrase "falling in love," with its suggestion of overwhelming feeling or transports, might be the wrong term to use.

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