false step
Example Sentences
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The only false step in the sketch is the ending, which goes on on a cheap joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
It’s the poignant devastation of knowing one false step or bad decision could reshape your life that knocks us over.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Don’t make a false step of your own in this week’s Slate News Quiz.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2023
One false step can lead to a fall into a stream underneath.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
One false step and the wheels, they will chew you up!
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
