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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
Recent Examples on the Web
That misstep led to Rasika being asked to pack her knives and go.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
When one misstep can disturb or ruin potential evidence, being careful is critical.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Even as The Spiderwick Chronicles‘ head drifts into the clouds, powered by fantasies of faeries and ogres and witches and dragons, the Roku Channel adventure is undone by the most mundane of missteps: repetitive plotting, lumpy pacing, underdeveloped characters making inexplicable decisions.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
In another unfortunate misstep, Quiet on Set avoids wrestling with the full reality of Bell’s life after Peck’s abuse.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Just Blew One Up In Eastern Ukraine Don’t shy away from sharing stories about your own missteps and lessons learned, as well as your successes.
—Emily Rose, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Historically, some of the most valuable openings have come as a result of missteps by Washington and its partners in the region, such as the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Several factors contributed to America’s relative decline, including a series of missteps in the 2000s at Intel, the largest U.S. chipmaker then and now.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The missteps began with Utah’s experience in Idaho, where the team was housed in a hotel some 35 miles from the Utes’ opening-round games in Spokane, Washington.
—Anne M. Peterson and Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
When one misstep can disturb or ruin potential evidence, being careful is critical.
—Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
Even as The Spiderwick Chronicles‘ head drifts into the clouds, powered by fantasies of faeries and ogres and witches and dragons, the Roku Channel adventure is undone by the most mundane of missteps: repetitive plotting, lumpy pacing, underdeveloped characters making inexplicable decisions.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
In another unfortunate misstep, Quiet on Set avoids wrestling with the full reality of Bell’s life after Peck’s abuse.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
Just Blew One Up In Eastern Ukraine Don’t shy away from sharing stories about your own missteps and lessons learned, as well as your successes.
—Emily Rose, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Historically, some of the most valuable openings have come as a result of missteps by Washington and its partners in the region, such as the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
Several factors contributed to America’s relative decline, including a series of missteps in the 2000s at Intel, the largest U.S. chipmaker then and now.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
The missteps began with Utah’s experience in Idaho, where the team was housed in a hotel some 35 miles from the Utes’ opening-round games in Spokane, Washington.
—Anne M. Peterson and Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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