make a miscalculation
Frequency: 8.518.3 per million words
The most common verb used to indicate the action of miscalculating.
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Examples (10)
- The accountant might make a miscalculation if not careful.
- It's easy to make a miscalculation under pressure.
- The general feared he had made a grave miscalculation in strategy.
- She warned them not to make any miscalculations when planning the budget.
- A small oversight can make a significant miscalculation.
- The engineer had made a serious miscalculation in his design.
- We must avoid making a miscalculation in this critical phase.
- Despite all precautions, they still made a costly miscalculation.
- To make a miscalculation in politics can have dire consequences.
- He realized he had made a terrible miscalculation by trusting the wrong person.