flub
Example Sentences
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It was the sort of public flub that might have derailed any other startup, but it was quickly forgotten as Musk moved on to his next viral moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
Perhaps the most famous flub was committed by Yale economics professor Irving Fisher on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025
But even with the one they flub — Koenig initially misidentifies Madonna’s fifth album as “Like a Prayer” before correcting himself to “Erotica” — they make a pretty solid case for their mistake.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
“When I see somebody make a flub on TV, I’m really not all that concerned,” said well-known aging researcher S. Jay Olshansky of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2024
The same face I’d watched flub up Abraham Lincoln’s assassination just hours before stared back at me, although I looked a little paler now.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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