How to Use miscue in a Sentence

miscue

1 of 2 noun
  • Askarov, though, more than made up for the miscue.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • As miscues went in this game, this was the least egregious.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bad passes, lost balls and out-of-bounds miscues?
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Bad passes, lost balls and out-of-bounds miscues?
    Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The miscue was all the Dodgers needed to break the tie.
    Valentina Martinez, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Jones moved up on the miscue, putting runners at second and third.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • His late-game miscues proved costly in the series.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • The penalties weren't the only miscues of the night for the Chiefs.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Even so, Popovich declined to put the onus on his players for the miscue.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Add the offensive miscues, and this isn’t a game this franchise wins.
    Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Neither team scored in the third quarter, as the sides traded miscues that stalled drives.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The team simply could not keep pace with the Eagles, and miscues led to the loss.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Woolen is not playing poorly, but his miscues have been costly.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In a game where mistakes were rare, the Avalanche jumped on a miscue to take the early lead.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Beyond those miscues Crochet did his job.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Dallas is lucky that the miscues did not cost the team on the way to an improbable win.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Worse, James was knocked out of the game with a concussion on the second miscue.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Champion poured it on in the sixth, thanks in part to miscues from Southwest.
    Jeffrey Perkins, San Antonio Express-News, 9 May 2026
  • The Tigers, thanks to a second miscue, had runners on first and second.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The cornerback just wants to learn quickly from the miscues and push forward.
    Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
  • On both sides of the ball, Carolina slipped and slid into miscues.
    Mike Kaye updated January 3, Charlotte Observer, 4 Jan. 2026
  • That miscue didn’t seem to matter though, as the Panthers defense came up with a stop.
    Mike Kaye september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The White Sox helped out with several miscues.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • For every miscue his unit made, there was something that stood out that showed that the defense is making strides.
    Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Its decisive sequence hinged on a miscue.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Popovich chalked the miscue up as another teachable moment in a season full of them for his young team.
    Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Dec. 2021
  • One miscue was a fumble into the end zone from the two-yard line, which thwarted a long drive late in the third quarter.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Sep. 2025
  • So much so, the broadcaster took to social media to reflect on the miscue.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 9 May 2022
  • Both times the Angels erased the miscues by turning a double play on the next hitter.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Wellington forced 11 turnovers in the first half and turned those miscues into 15 points.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026

miscue

2 of 2 verb
  • Kokcu miscued his shot but Akturkoglu stole in at the backpost to score.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Perhaps a Rams special teams miscue opens the door for a narrow defeat.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • Kinsky gifted Atletico the opening goal by miscuing a simple clearance.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • 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

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