blunder

Example Sentences

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It is not the first time there has been an order blunder in Orkney in recent years.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

She is not the only interviewee to cite something that comes across as more of a wistful regret than an actual blunder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

CBS looks to have made a strategic blunder when it announced plans last year to cancel “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” but decided to keep host Stephen Colbert on air until May 2026.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Yet if Arsenal's opener had come gifted-wrapped by United, the Gunners returned the favour with an even more careless blunder in the 37th minute.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

For a long moment he wondered if it had all been a colossal blunder.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin