How to Use pitfall in a Sentence

pitfall

noun

• Paying to drill another well seemed fraught with pitfalls.
  — AZCentral.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Coleslaw also suffers from the same pitfalls when purchased premade from the store.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
• However, choosing this route came with a myriad of pitfalls.
  — Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
• And there have been some pitfalls as well, including one Tuesday night in New York City.
  — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2019
• The pitfall is to assume that income and consumption are the only things humans consider.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
• Key takeaways: Workplace favoritism — even the perception of it — is a pitfall that’s common and often overlooked.
  — Hui Liao, baltimoresun.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• The pitfalls of Connecticut’s current approach are obvious, Szanyi said.
  — Josh Kovner, courant.com, 21 Nov. 2019
• Be specific Lastly, the women offered advice for avoiding a common pitfall: Casting too wide a net for the kind of board women want to serve.
  — Fortune, 11 Dec. 2019
• The platform emphasizes unique experiences and aims to combat the pitfalls of generic travel itineraries.
  — Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
• Many folks with the condition must follow a strict diet to keep their symptoms in check, which poses pitfalls for restaurant dining—especially in unfamiliar locales.
  — Sarah Garone, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
• McKim avoids that pitfall with an archival fury of his own.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2021
• What are the perks and pitfalls of that kind of storytelling?
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
• Don't be swayed by the loan amount and rate; the terms and conditions can hide pitfalls.
  — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• Azealia Banks is opening up about the pitfalls of fame.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• The path forward on the bill is not without its pitfalls.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
• Those that were ready may hold clues for the promise, and pitfalls, of e-learning.
  — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2020
• What Biden is facing is a test of mettle, not a pitfall to dodge.
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
• At the outset of his career, Lou’s strength was his pitfall.
  — Nathan Wurtzel, Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2020
• The second is to avoid that easy pitfall, and to focus instead on the message.
  — New York Times, 2 May 2021
• Another pitfall could be if a team such as the Clippers were to win.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• Making oneself the story is the biggest pitfall of the job.
  — Marisa Meltzer, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2021
• The best way to fix any communication pitfalls is to avoid the risk!
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• On the flip side of the coin stand those clients determined to steer clear of any and all financial pitfalls.
  — Todd Longwell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
• Attempts to woo people could suffer from some of the same pitfalls.
  — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2020
• The mix of plaintiffs in Jones v. Bonta is engineered to avoid that pitfall.
  — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022
• Bieber garners praise for the emotional lyrics about the pitfalls of fame at an early age.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2023
• And here’s a pitfall of sports writing: There’s often too great a desire to imbue a grand meaning to the sport.
  — Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023
• But there are some key qualities that managers can be trained in to avoid these pitfalls.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
• Trump avoided this pitfall in 2024 by projecting strength without seeming overly prone to the use of force.
  — Jeffrey A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
• His team plans to craft executive orders designed to avoid the legal pitfalls that undermined his first-term policies, such as the Muslim ban, Politico reported.
  — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024