Definition: 1. A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention. 2. An understanding of something that is not correct. 3. Part of a statement that is not correct. 4. Identify incorrectly.
Use 'mistake' in a sentence:
1. Two alert scientists spotted the mistake.
2. There was a mistake over his booking.
3. Even then she would not admit her mistake.
4. We've made a dreadful mistake.
5. It appears that there has been a mistake.
6. They're now paying the price for past mistakes.
7. This decision is, I feel , a huge mistake.
8. Don't worry, we all make mistakes.
9. There appears to have been a mistake.
10. I'm afraid there's been a dreadful mistake.
11. It has now become evident to us that a mistake has been made.
12. He was loath to admit his mistake.
13. Children may eat pills in mistake for sweets.
14. Leaving school so young was the biggest mistake of my life.
15. I made a stupid mistake.
16. It was not his way to admit that he had made a mistake.
17. He made the fatal mistake of compromising early.
18. It's all been a ghastly mistake.
19. You must try to learn from your mistakes.
20. Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday.
21. There are too many mistakes in this essay.
22. Her mistake was to blab about their affair.
23. It was one of my many mistakes.
24. Today they're saying, "Oops, we made a mistake."
25. That one mistake ruined his chances of getting the job.
26. He makes the odd mistake ─ nothing too serious.
27. He makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious.
28. This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake.
29. Only later did she realize her mistake.
30. You made too many mistakes.
31. That one mistake seriously endangered the future of the company.
32. I made the mistake of giving him my address.
33. She paid dearly for her mistake.
34. Another mistake like that and you're history.
35. It's easy to make a mistake.
36. I prayed that nobody would notice my mistake.
37. One mistake and you're toast.
38. Make no mistake, this is one crisis that won't just go away.
39. I'm sure she'll learn from her mistakes.
40. There must be some mistake.
41. I soon realized the mistake.
42. I think you must be mistaking me for someone else.
43. That one mistake has cost him dear over the years.
44. He made one big mistake, and, as a result, lost his job.
45. Go over your work for spelling mistakes before you hand it in.
46. You are making a big mistake.
47. In a way it was one of our biggest mistakes.
48. I rather suspect we're making a mistake.
49. I still hold that the government's economic policies are mistaken.
50. When I'm tired, I tend to make mistakes.
51. It's a common mistake among learners of English.
52. It's a mistake they almost always make.
53. That one mistake almost cost him his life.
54. Read through your work and correct any mistakes that you find.
