Examples of 'gaffes' in a sentence

Meaning of "gaffes"

gaffe (noun): An embarrassing or socially awkward mistake, blunder, or faux pas made in speech, behavior, or action. It typically involves saying or doing something that is considered inappropriate, tactless, or offensive in a given social or professional setting
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How to use "gaffes" in a sentence

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The special teams gaffes have hurt us.
He is best remembered though for two gaffes.
Reagan made some gaffes during the campaign.
They only know about the gaffes.
No major gaffes or zingers came out in the debate.
I do not want to commit any gaffes.
Significant gaffes of the entire campaign.
Not wanting to make any gaffes.
By their gaffes shall ye know them.
There were also a lot of continuity gaffes.
Laughs and gaffes of human error.
Gaffes are the quotidian teredoes.
But his legacy of gaffes has never been forgotten.
Media must stop focusing on gaffes.
Series of gaffes are starting to hurt him.

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I would not want to commit gaffes.
These gaffes join a legion of others.
Coakley committed a number of gaffes during the campaign.
Gaffes are a part of politicians lives.
He has made numerous gaffes and silly mistakes.
Gaffes are easy to forgive.
Puchkov maintains lists of gaffes made by other film translators.
He makes too many gaffes.
Seven best gaffes by politicians.
He who lives by public relations dies by public relations gaffes.
Such apparent gaffes have marked other watershed violence.
Bush had his gaffes.
After numerous verbal gaffes and discriminatory remarks in the diet.
This is one of the most understandable gaffes on this list.
Some gaffes are understandable.
Want to talk about gaffes.
Biden is renowned for his gaffes in previous presidential races.
Gaffes are forgivable.
Better not to be gaffes.
Her gaffes when talking to the press have become legendary.
After only four days in office he resigned due to a series of gaffes.
No major gaffes.
Gaffes and faux pas can be labels for certain instances of this kind of error.
He was prone to embarrassing gaffes.
And they prevented verbal gaffes by keeping him physically gagged at all times.
It was a tale of defensive gaffes.
Etsuko frequently commits gaffes and errors which in the end turn out to be triumphs.
Barrel of gaffes.
But recent gaffes by the former secretary of state have helped close the gap.
The pressure is on liquidity and the contractor made several gaffes costly primer.
The parade of gaffes and subsequent groveling apologies has become a regular feature of public life.
Hecht had been considered vulnerable for his undistinguished record and a series of verbal gaffes.
Duke of Edinburgh gaffes by mocking blind boy.
Recently the retailer has been known more for its gaffes than its garb.
His gaffes continue to be famous far from Barcelona.

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