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Example sentences for: misstep

How can you use “misstep” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Whatever the case, with each misstep he dug his hole deeper.
His crucial misstep appears to have been a profound failure to blend in.
Every minor misstep that Gore makes becomes grist for the Gore-abuse mill.
Her immersion in her roles commands respect and awe: She surges past embarrassment, past fear, and even when she makes a misstep, she lands catlike on her feet.
One misstep in the Post's sum-up of Quayle's career: It cites his Murphy Brown speech about out of wedlock births as an embarrassing incident on a par with the potato spelling episode.