blunder

Example Sentences

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The best picture blunder has kept “Moonlight” and “La La Land” under the microscope for nine years now, and made the incident the blueprint for each ensuing Oscar season’s inevitable drama.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Some might call the stalemate and the passion and the thud and blunder compelling, but you have low expectations if that's the case.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

It was my first Valentine’s Day with my new girlfriend, and I was left scrambling when I realized my blunder too late to find a table anywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

What you shouldn’t do, Williams says, is mention this blunder in the follow-up email.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026

The main fear of every top notch chess player, the story went on, “is the inexplicable error from which no one is immune,” the chance blunder.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady