Sentence examples similar to a lone mistake from inspiring English sources

Jon Lester, who has a columnar neck and powerful arms, appears locked away when working, firing and backing up to the mound and firing again — fastballs and change-ups, for the most part — and he scarcely turned his head to watch his lone mistake, a fourth-inning homer by Matt Holliday, depart the premises.

But Moseley was no match for Romero, whose lone mistake was a first-inning home run by Mark Teixeira.

Garrard's lone mistake, which was turned into an interception by safety Rodney Harrison, secured the victory for the Patriots.

His lone mistake came Friday at the 17th hole, after he smashed a 415-yard drive at the 508-yard, par-4 hole.

His lone mistake came in the first period when Ilya Kovachuk scored for a 1-0 lead.

His lone mistake was costly: McLouth's solo home run in the fifth.

Then came what Pettitte called his lone mistake, and it might not have been such in other ballparks.

The lone mistake -- if you can even call it that -- came as he teetered on one ski crossing the finish line with the best time, by far, in the event in front of a half-full grandstand.

But to dismiss this as a case of a lone "madman" would be a mistake.

Which is why Netanyahu denounced the agreement as a "historic mistake", making him a lone public voice against the international chorus of celebration and relief.

(Interpretation: I was a lone critic, aggressor and most certainly mistaken).