How to Use misstep in a Sentence

misstep

noun
  • Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
  • Coach Brett Usinger blamed the misstep on a glitch in the system.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • The Jayhawks, in the meantime, will hope to learn from their missteps down the stretch.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
  • All these missteps and more are laid out in the lawsuit.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • There’s not one misstep in the whole two hours and six minutes.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • This seems like a genuine misstep, at least on the Gulf Coast.
    al, 27 July 2022
  • Still, Chang feels like the star made a strategic misstep.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • As girlfriend to the future king, the tabloids hoped to catch her in a misstep or tacky moment.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • End of carousel My Side: Your parents made a big misstep here.
    Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And the first votes are nearly six months away in Iowa, where Mr. Trump has made missteps of his own.
    Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 23 July 2023
  • In a rare misstep, even the queen decided to enter the fray . . .
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Making a misstep while crossing a stream in hiking boots means wet feet for the rest of the trek.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022
  • Mostly a misstep, but still fun for fans of the franchise and of slasher films.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 14 Oct. 2022
  • That misstep led to Rasika being asked to pack her knives and go.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Both for its promise and its missteps, then, The Changeling can be a frustrating show to watch.
    Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Yes, but: With all the missteps and bad press, the city's violence numbers went down, again.
    Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Heather’s misstep leads to a one-way angsty screaming match between her and Jim.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The most recent misstep came in a 4-0 home loss to Houston on Sunday.
    Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 30 Sep. 2021
  • In what may have been a crucial misstep, rather than hold a new hearing, the city appealed.
    Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Being able to laugh through tough times, or look back at past missteps in humor—not in anger.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • This was a misstep that set in motion the horror that followed, states the lawsuit.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Despite the hardware misstep, the near future looks good for Snap.
    Adario Strange, Quartz, 18 Aug. 2022
  • But despite some missteps, the swicy pairing is likely here to stay – at least for a while.
    Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • But that’s far from guaranteed, and one misstep could leave you far worse off.
    Liz Weston, oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2021
  • So one misstep can turn a team’s championship dreams to slush.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The relative absence of women on the guest list is a misstep.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The lack of cruise control is also a misstep by Suzuki.
    Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Producers have a lot of fun with Zach's misstep, though.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The backlash was swift, and New Coke became one of the most infamous marketing missteps in history.
    Paige Musto, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Skype, once the go-to app for making calls on the internet, is shutting down after several key missteps and the rise of more user-friendly competitors.
    Angrej Singh, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025

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