mistakes

Example Sentences

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Pierluigi Collina, the head of referees, is determined to speed up the matches and to reduce the potential for match-changing mistakes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Young San Antonio had been treating this series like a summer internship: make mistakes, get a few contacts, come back stronger down the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He stressed that the cycle often makes mistakes and it speaks to the timing and direction of turns rather than their magnitude.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

No doubt, the show had made mistakes and errors of judgment over time, while some of its leaders had faced credible accusations of heinous misdeeds and staff mistreatment.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Or lecture me about the mistakes I’ve made with Boo.

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