How to Use misstep in a Sentence

misstep

noun

• Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
• Coach Brett Usinger blamed the misstep on a glitch in the system.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
• The Jayhawks, in the meantime, will hope to learn from their missteps down the stretch.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
• All these missteps and more are laid out in the lawsuit.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
• There’s not one misstep in the whole two hours and six minutes.
  — Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
• This seems like a genuine misstep, at least on the Gulf Coast.
  — al, 27 July 2022
• Those were big enough missteps to help seal the Warriors’ 19th loss in 22 games.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• Still, Chang feels like the star made a strategic misstep.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
• Part of what went wrong seems to have been a strategic misstep.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 10 Aug. 2020
• As girlfriend to the future king, the tabloids hoped to catch her in a misstep or tacky moment.
  — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
• End of carousel My Side: Your parents made a big misstep here.
  — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
• And the first votes are nearly six months away in Iowa, where Mr. Trump has made missteps of his own.
  — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• In a rare misstep, even the queen decided to enter the fray . . .
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 Nov. 2021
• That one misstep left the door a bit ajar, and Tsitsipas barged through.
  — Star Tribune, 9 Oct. 2020
• Making a misstep while crossing a stream in hiking boots means wet feet for the rest of the trek.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022
• Mostly a misstep, but still fun for fans of the franchise and of slasher films.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
• That misstep led to Rasika being asked to pack her knives and go.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
• So much can go wrong on the water, and even the smallest missteps can cost you a trophy fish.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
• Both for its promise and its missteps, then, The Changeling can be a frustrating show to watch.
  — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
• Photos of the adorable misstep quickly made the rounds on the internet.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 27 Jan. 2020
• Yes, but: With all the missteps and bad press, the city's violence numbers went down, again.
  — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
• Heather’s misstep leads to a one-way angsty screaming match between her and Jim.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
• The most recent misstep came in a 4-0 home loss to Houston on Sunday.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2021
• In what may have been a crucial misstep, rather than hold a new hearing, the city appealed.
  — Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
• Being able to laugh through tough times, or look back at past missteps in humor—not in anger.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
• The single-use bathroom amenities in the rooms seem like a misstep, though.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026
• The market lost confidence in Intel last week due to some missteps.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026
• Icy driveways and walkways can make getting to your car and driving a risk—one misstep on the slick surface could lead to nasty falls and injuries.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
• Most other politicians would have been felled by any one of these seeming missteps.
  — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
• There have been a few missteps, but Los Angeles’s big bets usually pay off.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026