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

For a while, Magyar worried if he had made a mistake: "I have three kids, I love them very much and I was very much worried about their future as well."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“We figured it out more quickly than we anticipated, which is a lovely mistake or lovely accident,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

I didn’t have much time to dwell on my mistake, though, not if I wanted to compete.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin