faux pas

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Recent Examples of faux pas However, amid her fashion faux pas, Cabello's had some serious style wins over the years. Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Many of us grew up under the impression that committing this fashion faux pas could end in arrest by the fashion police! Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025 More Michael Reaves/Getty Images Many have zeroed in on the Cubs' failure to add a starter (beyond Mike Soroka, who instantly went on the injured list) as their biggest faux pas. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 The bride allegedly committed the fashion faux pas of not wearing a gown designed by her famous mother in law. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for faux pas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faux pas
Noun
  • Learn from the loss, correct the mistakes and move forward.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Even his mistake for Damsgaard’s opener brought more of a stunned silence than exasperated groans or impulsive anger from the locals.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jones said the 49ers’ two biggest blunders Sunday were his fault.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Although a faux pas wasn't the case here, Roan has endured blunders in the past.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Unlike traditional approaches, HydroSpread lets ultrathin polymer films form directly on water, eliminating the fragile and error-prone step of transferring films from rigid surfaces.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In the fourth inning, Los Angeles got a run on Kolek’s throwing error that sailed into center field.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Faux pas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faux%20pas. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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