blunder

Example Sentences

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It was my first Valentine’s Day with my new girlfriend, and I was left scrambling when I realized my blunder too late to find a table anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The blunder was first reported by tech news outlet Bleeping Computer, which said it had seen a service alert confirming the issue.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 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

Because they had no ideology. between you and I. This commonly heard phrase is often held out as an excruciating grammatical blunder.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker