indiscretion
Example Sentences
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Years later, he literally mobilized an army to prevent that brief indiscretion from destroying his political ambitions.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
“They’ve forced a recounting of all the times the royal family and the palace press have covered up, often with outright lies, scandal, indiscretion and health scares,” wrote Times culture critic Mary McNamara last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Former chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma in a moment of indiscretion revealed that Bumrah might have been played too early following his injury when he bowled in the T20 against Australia.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
And Mr. Carlson’s indiscretion has exposed him further.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
“Ah! I may mention without indiscretion, I hope, that I noticed the colour of your dressing gown on the way from Aleppo to Stamboul. A pale mauve, I believe.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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