mistake
Example Sentences
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Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The mistake we’re making isn’t falling for headlines—they’ll eventually be right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Aside from China, in Miami he benefited from a better strategy call by Mercedes to beat Lando Norris, Suzuka was the safety car and Canada saw McLaren's mistake and George Russell retire.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
What was that first big mistake or misstep that you made in those early years that you still think about?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Alexander pinched his brother’s arm in warning, and the younger boy covered his mistake with a bit of theatrical throat clearing.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing mistake
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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