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 additional guidance on how to use grocery data ethically and avoid missteps, see our recent piece on the ethics of consumer data.
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Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In either case, take heart: These missteps are completely fixable!
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2025
However, by the early 2000s, China gained superiority and dominance through missteps by the United States and aggressive strategies of the PRC beginning in the decades prior.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The email went out before any public statement from the White House, suggesting an internal misstep that preempted a formal rollout of the nominees.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
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Jon Jacobson, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
In either case, take heart: These missteps are completely fixable!
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 July 2025
However, by the early 2000s, China gained superiority and dominance through missteps by the United States and aggressive strategies of the PRC beginning in the decades prior.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The email went out before any public statement from the White House, suggesting an internal misstep that preempted a formal rollout of the nominees.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for misstep
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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