mistake

Example Sentences

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“When he makes a mistake, how quickly can he recover? What’s his range in the open field? What’s the speed differential? All those things are things we’re looking through on just about everybody out there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

As beautiful as this book is, worthy of the finest coffee table, it would be a mistake to call it a hagiography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Now that I’ve laid out my budgeting baggage, we want to hear from you: What’s the biggest money mistake you’ve ever made?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur's hierarchy have finally addressed the mistake they made with the outlandish appointment of Igor Tudor as interim head coach – but the stakes are now so high they cannot afford another.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Boaz had been a mistake, the worst idea she’d had since she and Molly took over the theater in 1952.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny