blunder
Example Sentences
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That he didn’t follow through makes issuing the threat, to begin with, a huge strategic blunder.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
"This is a very expensive blunder," said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and head of West Coast Trial Lawyers, who used to represent Disney.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Maybe not switching sooner was a blunder, but you are on the right track to correcting that.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
Less than a week into the war with its two most powerful adversaries, the strategy is beginning to look like a blunder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“I got Oppenheimer that job in the first place,” he complained, as though Oppie’s blunder reflected poorly on his own judgment.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing blunder
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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