blunder

Example Sentences

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The narrator creates a small scandal by jokingly telling the story of his transcription blunder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 30, 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

“I got Oppenheimer that job in the first place,” he complained, as though Oppie’s blunder reflected poorly on his own judgment.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik