misstep

Example Sentences

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Critics say the prime minister has swerved from one policy misstep to another during his 22 months at the helm.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

There wasn’t one misstep or a single failure that led to the tragedy that will forever haunt Frank Perez.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Dresser wrote that Anthropic has made a “strategic misstep to not acquire enough compute,” adding that “the market is ours to win, let’s execute accordingly.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

This is a strange misstep, for Mr. Stuttard is impressively well-versed in scholarship about the ancient world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But Liam...he was something precious, something I could break with a single misstep.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken