foot-in-mouth
Example Sentences
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A series of foot-in-mouth appearances early in the administration shook Harris’ confidence, which led to further missteps, which threw her further off keel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024
Gaffes helped derail his previous presidential campaigns, in 1988 and 2008, and his chronic foot-in-mouth condition flared up again this week.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2019
Had The Office been a conventional sitcom, it wouldn’t have lingered so long on David Brent’s foot-in-mouth moments, or Tim’s fluffed passes at Dawn.
From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2018
But it also means cranking up her tendency for purposeful foot-in-mouth.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2018
His foot-in-mouth performance then culminated in the poorly executed mea culpa, “I’m sorry that the joke which was taken out of context and attracted so much attention.”
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2014
