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

Don’t make a false step of your own in this week’s Slate News Quiz.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2023

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

One false step and the wheels, they will chew you up!

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads