mistake

Example Sentences

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That said, is it possible this was just an honest mistake and that I could continue working with them?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

As beautiful as this book is, worthy of the finest coffee table, it would be a mistake to call it a hagiography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It sparked a flame of doubt in his parents' minds: "Had our clinic made a mistake?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“I left to another part of Lebanon the last war and I regretted it. I won’t make the same mistake, and I trust the men who are fighting the Israelis,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“That’s wrong. Mom made a mistake, and how’d you know that anyway?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko