faux pas
Example Sentences
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Elle meanwhile manages to commit faux pas after faux pas in a community that gives all-new meaning to 50 shades of gray and sneers at anything and everyone from L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Franks says she will never regret her time at Cambridge, despite the sneers and the cheeseboard faux pas.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
For centuries, appearing in public without the proper headgear was a faux pas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
After Meredith makes a faux pas during a family dinner, asking Thad and Patrick marble-mouthed questions about the nature versus nurture debate, Sybil locks eyes with her son.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
I couldn’t have known it in the moment, but I was committing what would be deemed an epic faux pas.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
