false move
Example Sentences
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I can’t think about my job or how my body looks when I’m gripping the bar with all my strength, one false move away from hurtling to the mat.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2023
Expect the exactitude required here — where a false move can completely ruin a project — to create some tense moments.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022
His only false move may have been granting Lucas merchandising rights rather than a raise when “American Graffiti” became a hit.
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022
One false move and a career could be ruined.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
You think they can sense every false move.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
