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
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Considering nine years of missteps and broken promises, why not propose a design that is unquestionably dignified, achievable, and does not require the acquisition of additional property?
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
To better understand how to avoid them, here are some of those most common missteps new gold investors make.
—Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The backlash was swift, and New Coke became one of the most infamous marketing missteps in history.
—Paige Musto, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite a handful of missteps, the NBC show is engrossing, and confounding and off to a promising start.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
To better understand how to avoid them, here are some of those most common missteps new gold investors make.
—Kat Tretina, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The backlash was swift, and New Coke became one of the most infamous marketing missteps in history.
—Paige Musto, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Despite a handful of missteps, the NBC show is engrossing, and confounding and off to a promising start.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for misstep
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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