foot-in-mouth
Example Sentences
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A series of foot-in-mouth appearances early in the administration shook Harris’ confidence, which led to further missteps, which threw her further off keel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2024
Gaffes helped derail his previous presidential campaigns, in 1988 and 2008, and his chronic foot-in-mouth condition flared up again this week.
From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2019
Had The Office been a conventional sitcom, it wouldn’t have lingered so long on David Brent’s foot-in-mouth moments, or Tim’s fluffed passes at Dawn.
From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2018
She had a difficult time disproving attacks on her record in public office and a real foot-in-mouth moment during a discussion about police endorsements.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2016
So this was clearly a pretty bad foot-in-mouth move by Kelly Osbourne: If you are trying to offer a retort to Donald Trump, this is clearly not the best way to do it.
From Salon • Aug. 4, 2015
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
