make a mistake

Example Sentences

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"I don't want to make a decision now because I think that would be rash and probably too emotional and I don't want to make a mistake."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But if you make a mistake, you cannot mend it, because what you’re doing here is a concrete sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“We still have mistakes. And that’s something that people should not tolerate. They should not tolerate an agent with the ability to make a mistake on something as important as their money and their future.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

"Between allied countries, it is good to help when the other is right, but also to tell them when they are wrong or make a mistake, as is the case here," the Socialist leader added.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

All her life Marilyn had been awed by that precision and beauty in her husband, in his body She had rarely, if ever, seen him make a mistake off the diving board.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols