Sentence examples for mistake and only from inspiring English sources
Some 54% of Americans think the war was a mistake, and only 32% expect it to result in a stable and reasonably democratic Iraq.
The news brought relief, allowing Yi to think of his father as a man who had made a mistake, and only discovered it in the worst way.
(iii) rests on the intuition that no collection of properties could, in themselves, amount to a substance: the very idea is a category mistake, and only the presence of a special 'substantializing' element could do that.
As if I was born in Germany only by mistake, and only came to my true homeland at 28".
I thought President Obama's decision to surge troop levels in Afghanistan was a strategic mistake and only deepened the black hole of costs in blood and treasure that the U.S. had already invested and raised expectations in Afghanistan of an equilibrium in their lives that that would tilt more toward jobs and hope than toward despair and political disappointment.
Generally, employees are rewarded and promoted for reaching goals, which provides an incentive for hiding mistakes and only showcasing one's successes.
There are two formal points which should not be overlooked: first, the prohibitory rather than condemnatory nature of the list Kilwardby was explicit that these articles were to be prohibited for being primarily philosophical mistakes and only secondarily against Christian dogma.
Only a strong, self-possessed person can own up to his or her mistakes, and only such a person commands true respect.
Former world champion Niki Lauda said that he did "not understand this completely wrong decision", adding "It's unbelievable how the best driver in yesterday's race makes no mistakes and only gets six points".
It's the only way to avoid this mistake, and the only way to really resolve the tough topics themselves".
That was a mistake – and the only comfort I get looking back is in knowing I haven't been the only one who incorrectly thought they could keep up with Hunter S Thompson's drug intake.
