Noun
the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below
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Noun
Robinson covers up for the defensive miscues that forced the Knicks to gun themselves back into games time and time again last season.—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025 That much was clear when a 55-43 team earned their ire on multiple occasions in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, its defensive miscues and offensive shortcomings inspiring plenty of booing from hometown faithful.—Tim Britton, New York Times, 20 July 2025
Verb
Wharton might make a wrong decision, miscue a tricky ball, or be overambitious with his distribution on occasion.—Thom Harris, New York Times, 15 May 2025 The Heat’s attempts to unlock Herro contributed to their six first-quarter turnovers, miscues Cleveland turned into 11 points.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for miscue
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