mistake
Example Sentences
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But make no mistake: The minute they actually get the chance to take them down, they will.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
At first, the family clung to hope that there had been some mistake and that Suresh would be found alive.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
But to dismiss SpaceX now that the IPO is over would be a mistake.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
The defining mistake of the past 40 years of retirement planning is treating Social Security as a guaranteed floor strong enough to anchor everything else.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
This is when it hits me just how bad the mistake I made really was.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing mistake
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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"Indian Summer Sun" and "Almost Evenly Divided"
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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
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