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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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Attacks on the media, often led by the president himself, seem aimed at squashing out the press entirely by wagering reporting missteps as proof of moral worthlessness.
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That misstep resulted in costly recovery work and a backlog in the multibillion-dollar program for cleaning up waste from decades of research and bomb-making.
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Wilkins, during a visit to two of Hilcorp's platforms on June 6 accompanied by a reporter, acknowledged the company's missteps.
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The Trump Organization appears to recognize the real dangers of a misstep.
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The film’s erasure of women of color and missteps on race send the message that cis, straight, able-bodied, white womanhood is prioritized above all else.
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Corbyn has come from behind to close the gap with May, who suffered from a series of campaign missteps.
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At that point, Yearwood, who has yet to develop a compact running form, took a misstep and sort of swerved to the left.
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President Trump is growing increasingly discontent with Attorney General Jeff Sessions and blames him for some of his administration's missteps, a new report claims.
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First Known Use of misstep
1788
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: an action or decision that is a mistake
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