Sentence examples for mistake of purchasing from inspiring English sources

Early on, I made the mistake of purchasing books I thought of as accessible and interesting from the local independent bookstore, books I imagined us reading together.

"Years ago, when I moved into my first apartment, I made the mistake of purchasing a mediocre set -- whatever was on sale at the nearby big-box store.

If you have valuable assets, you would not want to make the mistake of purchasing a "standard" B-rate safe, which can be defeated by burglars within a few minutes.

When I was young, newly out – "fresh out of the oven" as we older trans ladies often say, giggling behind glasses of wine in kitchens while hordes of brunching baby queers roam the sunlit streets – I mistook the rush of purchasing a new pair of girly-girl heels for the thrill of freedom fought and won.

There are more cost effective ways to go about this than by purchasing a top-of-the-line iPad for every student, but the initial mistakes shouldn't overshadow the importance of purchasing adequate technology for district schools.

His hopes for Cuba still centered around Eduardo Chibás and the Partido Ortodoxo; however Chibás had made a mistake when he accused Education Minister Aureliano Sánchez of purchasing a Guatemalan ranch with misappropriated funds, but was unable to substantiate his allegations.

It would be a mistake to purchase this otherwise.

Humiliated by his error in reconstructing the plesiosaur Elasmosaurus, Cope tried to cover up his mistake by purchasing every copy he could find of the journal it was published in.

Japan's central bank, however, made the mistake of emphasizing that these purchases were only temporary and would be reversed at the first signs of the proverbial "green shoots" of recovery.

Batiste avoided the common, cringe-inducing mistake of trying to find purchase in Colbert's particular off-center groove, and even managed the unusual feat of throwing the host off his game a little, implying that Colbert might not quite understand the conversational quality of jazz improvisation, because he seemed to prefer reading scripted questions off of cards.

A common mistake of zealous new home owners is to purchase all your furniture in a single sitting.