indiscretion

Example Sentences

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Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I was a small boy, there was a lady in town who had taken on the entire PTA for their indiscretions,” he wrote in “A Storyteller’s Nashville.”

From Washington Post

Nasty scheming, drunken indiscretions and long-term character development most professional writers couldn’t dream of conjuring?

From Los Angeles Times

Bill Gates' indiscretions and unwanted workplace advances were just one indicator of his problematic views on sexual appropriateness.

From Salon

In a tiebreaker vote, Wilkinson concluded that, while Shepherd violated policy and training, his indiscretion was not a firing offense.

From Seattle Times