setbacks
Example Sentences
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Tilbury recommends trying not to think of setbacks as mistakes, but as opportunities to rethink and improve.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Like so many renovations, this one came with plenty of surprises and setbacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
After a brief turn as a front-runner in the model-development race with the release of Gemini 3.0 last November, Google has encountered a series of setbacks this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the mid-1980s, Parton suffered a number of setbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
I would later learn how to shake off these kind of setbacks in competition and get my head back in the game.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
