| The fusillades of the firing squads roared so often and so ubiquitously that some mistook them for the sound of Brazilian invaders. |
| Those who didn't know him mistook him for a gawky teenager, though in point of fact he was twenty-nine. |
| Then the tank behind it apparently mistook an armored vehicle for the enemy and shot and destroyed it. |
| Experts think the leopard seal mistook marine biologist Kirsty Brown for another seal and dragged her down beneath the icy waters. |
| At first I mistook these carefully dressed women of a certain age for church ladies planning their next rummage sale. |
| Websense briefly mistook Microsoft's software download page for a nice big doobie. |
