Synonyms
Examples of miscue in a Sentence
Noun
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
Recent Examples on the Web
Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Two more miscues followed in the third with first baseman Ryan Noda throwing the ball away on an infield hit by Valdez and starter Joe Boyle making a wild throw on a pickoff attempt at second base.
—Josh Dubow, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The more voters see him, Mr. Plouffe reasoned, the less any particular miscue might matter.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
And while those miscues weren’t completely on the line, the pass protection unit clearly needs a substantial overhaul, through scheme or talent ... or, more likely, both.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
The Buffaloes scored 21 points off the miscues, including 14 during the third quarter.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Arizona also forced Colorado to commit 16 turnovers, including 10 off steals and scored 23 points off the miscues.
—Dennis Georgatos, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Bulldogs exploit Blue Demons’ miscues DePaul was not taking care of the ball, and the Bulldogs easily used that to their advantage in the first half.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024
The extra costs ballooning from the contractors’ design miscues and production delays, along with Boeing’s errors in assembling systems made in Japan, South Korea, Italy, France, and Sweden, meant that all the outsourcing that was supposed to reap big savings backfired.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Kerr missed a chance to equalize again with a header in the 82nd and miscued another shot as Australia squandered three opportunities before Hemp set up Russo to finish off the scoring.
—John Pye, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Coach Tim Tyrrell lamented the special teams miscue with a bit of a chuckle.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
The Cougars capitalized on another Plantation special teams miscue as junior Davari Morris made a diving catch of a 7-yard scoring toss from Daniels to make it 27-7 with 3:12 left in the third quarter.
—Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2021
The series was extended by another Chargers miscue on special teams when Quenton Meeks went offside on a field-goal attempt, giving Miami a first down at the Chargers’ five-yard line.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2020
Noun
From his vantage point inside the News Chopper 9 helicopter, Rowlands has seen thousands of traffic miscues on the metro’s roadways.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
Two more miscues followed in the third with first baseman Ryan Noda throwing the ball away on an infield hit by Valdez and starter Joe Boyle making a wild throw on a pickoff attempt at second base.
—Josh Dubow, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
The more voters see him, Mr. Plouffe reasoned, the less any particular miscue might matter.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
And while those miscues weren’t completely on the line, the pass protection unit clearly needs a substantial overhaul, through scheme or talent ... or, more likely, both.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2024
The Buffaloes scored 21 points off the miscues, including 14 during the third quarter.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Arizona also forced Colorado to commit 16 turnovers, including 10 off steals and scored 23 points off the miscues.
—Dennis Georgatos, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Bulldogs exploit Blue Demons’ miscues DePaul was not taking care of the ball, and the Bulldogs easily used that to their advantage in the first half.
—Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024
The extra costs ballooning from the contractors’ design miscues and production delays, along with Boeing’s errors in assembling systems made in Japan, South Korea, Italy, France, and Sweden, meant that all the outsourcing that was supposed to reap big savings backfired.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
Verb
The Sea Lions went 4-for-12 from 3-point range in the first half and shot one free throw (Barnes made it) while turning it over seven times, miscues the visitors turned into nine points.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Kerr missed a chance to equalize again with a header in the 82nd and miscued another shot as Australia squandered three opportunities before Hemp set up Russo to finish off the scoring.
—John Pye, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
Coach Tim Tyrrell lamented the special teams miscue with a bit of a chuckle.
—Matt Goul, cleveland, 16 Sep. 2022
Miami also had its first-half scoring drive assisted by an opponent’s special teams miscue.
—David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021
Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
The Cougars capitalized on another Plantation special teams miscue as junior Davari Morris made a diving catch of a 7-yard scoring toss from Daniels to make it 27-7 with 3:12 left in the third quarter.
—Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2021
The series was extended by another Chargers miscue on special teams when Quenton Meeks went offside on a field-goal attempt, giving Miami a first down at the Chargers’ five-yard line.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2020
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'miscue.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near miscue
Cite this Entry
“Miscue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscue. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
miscue
1 of 2 noun
mis·cue
(ˈ)mis-ˈkyü 
1
: a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue slips
miscue
2 of 2 verb1
: to make a miscue
2
a
: to miss a stage cue
b
: to answer a wrong cue
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share