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- noun Plural form of
mistake . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mistake .
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Examples
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Hey I can buy that partially -- we all goof plenty in our lifetime, but I like the term mistakes better than sins.
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Hey I can buy that partially -- we all goof plenty in our lifetime, but I like the term mistakes better than sins.
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You learn from your mistakes is the phrase we have been listening for a long time now.
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Sir Paul added that the police adapted their strategy, having made what he described as mistakes during the Nov. 10 student protests that led to a riot at the Conservative Party ' s headquarters in central London.
Student Protests Test U.K. Coalition Government Cassell Bryan-Low 2010
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Not learning from our mistakes is the type of arrogance no writer can afford.
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"So that I can avoid meeting what you call your mistakes," said
The Lost Road Richard Harding Davis 1890
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Pakistan for what he characterized as mistakes he made in office, and he said he would return to the country as the new head of a political party in time for elections due by 2013.
NYT > Home Page By REUTERS 2011
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Last October, Mr. Musharraf apologized to Pakistan for what he characterized as mistakes he made in office, and he said he would return to the country in time for elections due by 2013.
NYT > Home Page By SALMAN MASOOD 2011
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In 2001, the bank reduced the value of its assets by $2.2 billion because of what it called mistakes by HomeSide.
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In 2001, the bank reduced the value of its assets by $2.2 billion because of what it called mistakes by HomeSide.
Maryland Daily Record Associated Press 2010
eyalherlin commented on the word mistakes
for me life is a big ocean of mistakes dotted with a few points of success. and more often than not a mistake is a better teacher than a success.
when u succeed u only get what u wanted when u mistake u get something creative not limited by your mind.
September 19, 2007