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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • So one misstep can turn a team’s championship dreams to slush.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • That misstep has been one of the few blemishes for the Bears’ offensive line.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 6 Oct. 2022
  • This late in the game, even the smallest misstep can lead to elimination.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
  • But the rest has been, in the British political euphemism of the moment, missteps.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Adam Carolla is looking back at a few of his missteps on Dancing with the Stars.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Bloom’s biggest misstep could be traced back to the spring, when the Sox offered Bogaerts a deal worth $90 million over four years.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • What does fairness look like in a case with so many missteps and injustices?
    Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But in truth, such fears have been around for decades, and regulators are yet to make a fatal misstep.
    Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 27 May 2022
  • Easy item to fix that has nothing to do with the quality of the product, but a misstep nonetheless.
    Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The many missteps of the Boulder Police Department are laid out across all three episodes of the documentary.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Even with a few missteps, consistent budgeting will guide you to debt freedom.
    Bernadette Joy, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

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