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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For a series that is ostensibly working to examine the dangers that come within systems that prioritize the accumulation of wealth over human life, these moments feel like a misstep.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Holm’s early misstep involved launching the senior tool first without a sustainable revenue model and led to an important pivot: build for agents first, then expand to seniors once the infrastructure and funding model were in place.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Getty Images While Cuban celebrated the chip scheme as clever, U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi saw it as a dangerous misstep.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
According to the final records from the mass shooting more missteps in the police's response to the shooting were uncovered, per AP.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Holm’s early misstep involved launching the senior tool first without a sustainable revenue model and led to an important pivot: build for agents first, then expand to seniors once the infrastructure and funding model were in place.
—Paul Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Getty Images While Cuban celebrated the chip scheme as clever, U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi saw it as a dangerous misstep.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
According to the final records from the mass shooting more missteps in the police's response to the shooting were uncovered, per AP.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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