false step
Example Sentences
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The only false step in the sketch is the ending, which goes on on a cheap joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
Rather, it’s the poignant devastation of knowing one false step or bad decision could reshape your life that knocks us over.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
Instead of jumping into his assignment right away, Rivera said, Davis could have baited the lineman with an intentionally false step, forced him to overcommit and used his athleticism to evade the block altogether.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
The ending was probably drawn with best play but it was also complex enough to allow for maneuvering, and in severe time pressure Caruana made one false step and suddenly the game was over.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2018
One false step, and he could slip right between the ties to the river.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
