Examples of misstep in a Sentence
Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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One of the most damaging missteps, however, is deploying AI technologies in production environments before equipping your teams to use them ethically, accurately and with contextual understanding.
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Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The judge also threatened to sanction Freedman in the event of further missteps.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Tennessee executions had been on hold for five years, first because of COVID-19 and then because of missteps by the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
—CBS News, 22 May 2025
Target has struggled with merchandise missteps, retail crime, and inventory management.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The judge also threatened to sanction Freedman in the event of further missteps.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 May 2025
Tennessee executions had been on hold for five years, first because of COVID-19 and then because of missteps by the Tennessee Department of Corrections.
—CBS News, 22 May 2025
Target has struggled with merchandise missteps, retail crime, and inventory management.
—Siddharth Cavale, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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