Sentence examples for likely a mistake from inspiring English sources

A few teachers assured them that it was very likely a mistake.

But China is not one real estate market, and taking a binary boom-or-bust view about the "China market" is likely a mistake.

Geoff Cameron was one of the best U.S. players against Panama, and it was likely a mistake to leave him out of the starting lineup.

For example as mentioned before, Alexander used a rather mammalian density for his estimates and this was likely a mistake for a number of dinosaurs.

One would think that in a country where disasters frequently occur due to lack of accountability and poor judgment, more people would be willing to accept that what happened to MH17 was likely a mistake, almost banal in its horror.

(How I wish the "vagina stadium" was revenge for their sufferings; but it is, I know from long experience of watching fools plot vanity in mirrors, more likely a mistake).

By John Cassidy October 20, 2015 If he's planning a third run for the White House, Biden likely made a mistake by not appearing at the first Democratic debate.

This is understandable — arms merchants, more than anything else, want people shooting at each other — but doing so would likely be a mistake for the movement.

It was always likely that a mistake would cost someone dear as a combination of the abysmal pitch, negative tactics and a lack of genuine quality made for a poor game.

If you simply grab the edge and tear, you will likely make a mistake.

This was not likely a protocol mistake.