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
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 he could slip right between the ties to the river.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
