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made a mistake

VERB

slip up

Synonyms

WEAK

blow it blunder err goof miscalculate misconstrue misestimate misjudge misread misstep misunderstand muff

Example Sentences

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After visiting São Paulo’s wild capybaras, I wondered if the rodents had made a mistake by moving to the big city.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The meaning I glean from your words is this: It’s not so much that you yearn for him romantically and fear you made a mistake simply because your life is empty without him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“We made a mistake and that caused us to pay too much.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

It sparked a flame of doubt in his parents' minds: "Had our clinic made a mistake?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“Did you and Grandma think you’d made a mistake coming to America?”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh