misstep

Example Sentences

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It took many years, much hard work, wacky policy stances and plenty of missteps.

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The complicated relationship has led to a few awkward missteps.

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Nobody ever wants trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, but there’s a special sting when a small tax misstep causes a big headache.

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It could be an expensive misstep to scale up a robot army to meet rush-hour demand in a city only to see many of those vehicles sit idle during nonpeak times.

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Mr. Ariosto’s credulous description of warp drives isn’t the only misstep in the book.

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