mistake
Example Sentences
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By allowing its primary cinematic output to be devalued, Pixar sold off its imagination and lowered its artistic standards — a mistake the studio is still struggling to come back from.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
So it would be a mistake to assume that the fall in numbers means the outbreak is suddenly less dangerous.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The lessons: Be an active listener, and if you make a mistake, move on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Shin’s instincts could push him toward the Bank of Japan’s 1989 mistake: treating a market boom as a nail for the rate-hike hammer.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
But then she remembered how she had signed for the flowers and chocolates by mistake.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing mistake
"The Experiment" and "Superstition"
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"Indian Summer Sun" and "Almost Evenly Divided"
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"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
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