How to Use miscommunication in a Sentence

miscommunication

noun
  • Both sides chalked it up to miscommunication and moved on to the next play.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Chase was wide-open on the ball thanks to a miscommunication in the Jets secondary.
    Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Third, this just shows how a miscommunication can open the door, but even so, the Suns forced Morant into a tough shot.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Smith explained that there was a miscommunication about the time of the hearing.
    Arkansas Online, 18 May 2022
  • Managers need to work on miscommunication with their teams to pave the way for a boomerang return.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 12 July 2022
  • What the sets, the racks, the reps are going to look like so that there is no confusion, there is no miscommunication.
    James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2021
  • That free kick led to the tying goal in the 51st minute, a header by Keaton Parks after a miscommunication at the back by Portland.
    oregonlive, 24 June 2023
  • The two had what appeared to be a miscommunication in the third quarter on a pass that was picked off and returned for a 69-yard touchdown.
    Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • But some of the struggle to run the ball was the result of miscommunication and uncertainty about where to be.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The Ravens will point to injuries being the problems for the miscommunication on the back end, but this unit struggled in the same areas when three of the four starters opened the season.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 13 Jan. 2022
  • But a miscommunication in the middle on the next point doomed Oceanside.
    Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Tessa Woodrum then hit a bunt single, reaching on a miscommunication by the Marist Catholic fielders to load the bases with no outs.
    oregonlive, 7 June 2022
  • In the meantime, try not to stress too hard about any past missteps or miscommunications.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Burrow and Chase appeared to have a miscommunication on the route.
    Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Look at the confusion of this turnover from Kendrick Nunn: this is just a gift of a miscommunication that would rarely happen against a man-to-man defense.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The rest of the time, the Americans were plagued by miscommunication, loose ball-handling and poor shooting from the perimeter, hitting just 5-of-20 from the 3-point line.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • It was relayed to me, and there was just a lot of miscommunication that was happening.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2023
  • There appeared to be some miscommunication between Brown and Evan Fournier on the play.
    BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Brady had a miscommunication with backup tight end Cameron Brate in the end zone, and Brate also had a drop in the third quarter on what could have been a sizeable gain.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The fact that the title was inspired by a miscommunication with Tom Petty's ex-wife Jane Benyo.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Instead, Cox was bounced from the tournament because of a miscommunication with his coach over the timing of a weigh-in.
    baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Metchie was the second to score after Smith’s touchdown, which Malzahn said was the result of a miscommunication.
    Giana Han, al, 29 Nov. 2020
  • The Ravens keep preaching about improving the miscommunication in the secondary, but to no avail.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The spokesperson said the error was due to a miscommunication between forces and his media team.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 14 May 2021
  • Patty Mills was unable to convert on the first, and there was miscommunication on the second.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The Clemson Tigers were able to make big plays when it was needed most, and Ohio State fell short on a heartbreaking miscommunication.
    cleveland, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The miscommunication was a symbol of the Badgers’ struggles in their 24-10 loss to the Hawkeyes last week and a key point of correction as the team plays the final two games of the regular season.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022
  • That isn’t to say there won’t be mistakes or rust or miscommunication at first — these teams didn’t have spring seasons and had shortened fall camps.
    Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Things might have gotten out of hand, due to miscommunication and arguments, but try not to take any of it personally.
    Essence, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Aaron Rodgers threw incomplete on second and third down, which included a miscommunication with Davante Adams.
    NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024

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