mistake
Example Sentences
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It leaves the Dolphins to reckon with the fallout from the most costly mistake in modern football: spending a fortune on a quarterback only to realize that he isn’t actually the answer.
What’s stopping the driver in front of you from making a mistake or doing something erratic?
From Los Angeles Times
That quickly proved to be a big mistake.
From Los Angeles Times
The cost of Minnesota’s mistake exploded during the pandemic with the Feeding Our Future scandal.
I want my emails written by real people with real spelling mistakes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.