mistake
Example Sentences
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Is he trying to make the same mistake again?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Yet ignoring the balance sheet can be a mistake: 78% of Americans now consider certain types of debt to be a deal-breaker when dating, the Achieve Center for Consumer Insights found in February.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Would it be a mistake to read this film as an allegory for what’s happening now in the world?
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
"The biggest mistake we can make is to try to cement the status quo, to keep all companies exactly the same. That would lead to a much bigger deindustrialisation."
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Tansy was a teacher, make no mistake about it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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