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Examples of misstep in a Sentence
Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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But Democrats' attitude in the Sunshine State is gloomy heading into 2024 after years of missteps, donor disinterest and a decimated bench, leaving strategists resigned that any revitalization won't right the ship before the general election, experts say.
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
Clearly, there have been lessons learned from the missteps of Microsoft and Google, and Amazon is proceeding with caution.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
If policy missteps or waning government support cause the UK to become an unattractive place to manufacture EVs, that could threaten the future of Britain’s auto sector.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
During the Electric Prunes cover, Smith turned her missteps into impromptu poetry before the song built to a frenzy.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
That approach could help avoid missteps, focus investment priorities, ground societal expectations regarding what is achievable, and improve patient welfare dramatically.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
After several messaging missteps, the companies and their negotiating arm, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, last week hired a crisis communications firm.
—Meg James and Wendy Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
For an administration pledging to prioritize competition and embrace the latest scientific and economic understandings, this is an unfortunate misstep that demands reconsideration.
—Mark Jamison, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
Biden's age is the target of 2024 GOP candidates and his missteps and awkward moments have been routinely mocked on Fox News.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2023
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Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
Clearly, there have been lessons learned from the missteps of Microsoft and Google, and Amazon is proceeding with caution.
—Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
If policy missteps or waning government support cause the UK to become an unattractive place to manufacture EVs, that could threaten the future of Britain’s auto sector.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
During the Electric Prunes cover, Smith turned her missteps into impromptu poetry before the song built to a frenzy.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
That approach could help avoid missteps, focus investment priorities, ground societal expectations regarding what is achievable, and improve patient welfare dramatically.
—Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023
After several messaging missteps, the companies and their negotiating arm, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, last week hired a crisis communications firm.
—Meg James and Wendy Lee, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
For an administration pledging to prioritize competition and embrace the latest scientific and economic understandings, this is an unfortunate misstep that demands reconsideration.
—Mark Jamison, National Review, 30 Aug. 2023
Biden's age is the target of 2024 GOP candidates and his missteps and awkward moments have been routinely mocked on Fox News.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 5 Oct. 2023.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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