mistake
Example Sentences
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But he is wary of engineers who repeat the same mistakes or become paralyzed by past failures.
Asked what his “worst mistake” was as president, Barack Obama said, “Probably failing to plan for the day after, what I think was the right thing to do, in intervening in Libya.”
From Salon
Brewdog co-founder James Watt has apologised to staff and investors and admitted he made "many mistakes" after hundreds of jobs were lost following the sale of the brewer and pub chain this week.
From BBC
When her suitor mistakes the blood for an injury, it soon becomes clear that his expensive education was somewhat incomplete.
From Barron's
A former officer noted the high cost of Sunday’s mistake.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
