Sentence examples of "mistake" in English

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Ken took the wrong bus by mistake. Ken nahm aus Versehen den falschen Bus.
Jack may have taken my umbrella by mistake. Jack hat vielleicht irrtümlich meinen Regenschirm genommen.
He took the wrong bus by mistake. Er nahm aus Versehen den falschen Bus.
Someone has taken my shoes by mistake. Jemand hat aus Versehen meine Schuhe genommen.
Someone must have taken my umbrella by mistake. Jemand muss sich aus Versehen meinen Regenschirm genommen haben.
Tom took home Mary's umbrella by mistake. Tom hat aus Versehen Marys Regenschirm mit nach Hause genommen.
Excuse me for opening your letter by mistake. Entschuldige, dass ich aus Versehen deinen Brief aufgemacht habe.
I'm afraid I took your umbrella by mistake. Es tut mir leid, ich habe aus Versehen Ihren Regenschirm mitgenommen.
I put my gloves on inside out by mistake. Ich habe meine Handschuhe aus Versehen auf links angezogen.
She broke a vase by mistake. Aus Ungeschick zerbrach sie eine Vase.
John is likely to make a mistake. John wird wohl einen Fehltritt begehen.
By mistake I boarded a train going in the opposite direction. Versehentlich bestieg ich einen Zug, der in die Gegenrichtung fuhr.
In the U.S., they often mistake me for a Chinese person. In den USA werde ich oft für einen Chinesen gehalten.
It seems the navy jets had a major screw-up in navigation and they bombed their own troops by mistake. Anscheinend haben sich die Marine-Jets völlig verfranzt und versehentlich ihre eigenen Truppen bombardiert.
In Japan it's generally thought that Germany's water supply isn't suitable for drinking, but this is a mistake. In Japan denkt man im allgemeinen, dass deutsches Leitungswasser nicht zum Trinken geeignet ist, aber das ist falsch.
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