miscue

Example Sentences

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A successful meeting, and international diplomacy, can hinge on the slightest missed protocol, an unexpected miscue or even a bit of saliva left on a fork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Jamie Overton's hitting meant 20 were needed off the final over, but his miscue to cover left England 252 all out.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

The offense, however, could not convert the miscue into points.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

If past is prologue, he will overreach in response to this week’s peace proffer, rejecting what many in his entourage would view as an attractive exit from a strategic miscue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The slightest miscue by any one of them would mean catching a crab, and catastrophe.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown