mistake
Example Sentences
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There was something almost charmed about him, because he never seemed to make a mistake.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But perhaps it’s a mistake to ask for more from the endlessly inventive Ms. Semple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“I think it may have been a mistake to name names,” Spero told me.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Just don’t mistake the current rally for a case of total investor amnesia.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
And that, I would say, was a mistake.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing mistake
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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