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
Bill Belichick creates a culture of accountability and diligence and also can correct the right guard when he takes a false step on a trap block.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
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
If you think about it hard enough, if you trace potential reverberations long enough, every step can be a false step, any move can lead to an unintended consequence.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
