false step
Example Sentences
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In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
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
Not everything works in the staging: When the action is this exposed, any false step is magnified.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021
If we took one false step, we would fall into black, smelly water.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
