false step
Example Sentences
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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
But in his mind, he was just one false step from going right back to prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019
That left hand is all over the place, dancing across the entire lower registry of the instrument, perfectly in time and never making a false step.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2019
One false step can lead to a fall into a stream underneath.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
One false step, and he could slip right between the ties to the river.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
