How to Use gaffe in a Sentence

gaffe

noun

• He realized that he had committed an awful gaffe when he mispronounced her name.
• But Louisville had a key gaffe at each end of the floor in the final minute.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022
• The Wired interview isn’t the first gaffe Grant has made in the press this week.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2023
• Biden critics called it a gaffe, but the statement wasn’t a slip of the tongue.
  — Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• The gaffe says quite a bit about the fascists in Donald Trump’s rolodex.
  — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
• The gaffe didn't change the outcome of the game but Chryst was asked about the issue afterward.
  — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2021
• Biden is prone to make gaffes and verbal slips; so is Trump.
  — Chuck Todd, NBC News, 1 May 2023
• William has not been the only high-profile figure to make such a gaffe since the start of the war in Ukraine.
  — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
• Though Wilson's gaffe will be the defining highlight of this game, the seeds of the upset were sown in the first half.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2020
• Not many Americans noticed the gaffe, but the British press did.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
• The gaffe led to three Pirates crossing the plate when no Mets player went to retrieve the ball.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 21 July 2021
• Watch Lee's gaffe above, and see the full list of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival award winners here.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 17 July 2021
• The gaffe left the Pioneers with a heartbreaking 24-23 loss.
  — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2021
• Harper saw the ball on the ground and sprinted to the plate to take advantage of the defensive gaffe.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2021
• Berti atoned for his gaffe by leading off the seventh with a homer to center off Suter.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2021
• Of course, Wheel of Fortune fans couldn't help but poke fun at Pat's minor gaffe.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2021
• Brady wasn’t keen to answer questions about his gaffe a year ago.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2021
• His most glaring gaffe Sunday came on the opening drive of the second half.
  — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
• That flurry of scores was due in part to a gaffe by the Giants, who allowed a kickoff to land inside the 5-yard line.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 3 Jan. 2022
• But Marshall atoned for his gaffe with an interception in the end zone to seal it for CM.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• Perhaps these gaffes are a symptom of that power shift.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
• Poole’s bad body language Friday was just as big of a problem as his gaffes.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Apr. 2023
• This is not the first time there’s been a visual effects gaffe in Westeros.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022
• Von der Leyen is the first woman to hold her role, and gender is seen as a factor in the diplomatic gaffe.
  — Fortune, 8 Apr. 2021
• Biden retains the traces of a childhood stutter and has long been prone to gaffes or verbal stumbles.
  — Cameron Joseph, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
• Embarrassed by a gaffe on the bases, the ex-Twin got revenge with a two-run, tiebreaking single.
  — Eddie Rosario, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
• His latest gaffe caused the Chiefs to not only lose the game, but also their composure.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• And even with his gaffe on Tuesday night, Gurianov’s speed still represents one of the greatest weapons in 3 on 3 that the Stars have.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
• A few days before the election, Bush committed a gaffe.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Jan. 2023
• Read full article School is out for the summer, but the gaffe did not escape notice for long.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024