blunder

Example Sentences

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"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

She is not the only interviewee to cite something that comes across as more of a wistful regret than an actual blunder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

CBS looks to have made a strategic blunder when it announced plans last year to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” but decided to keep host Stephen Colbert on air until May 2026.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

What you shouldn’t do, Williams says, is mention this blunder in the follow-up email.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

S.Q., cheerful now that he’d made up for his earlier blunder, smiled and patted the miserable students as he passed.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart