Sentence examples for right mistake from inspiring English sources

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5) Lamar Odom: "The Right Mistake," by Walter Mosley.

"The Right Mistake" opens with "One man's trash is another man's treasure," which most men agree is a lazy lyric, and "Axman" proves conclusively that the world doesn't need another name-check of inspirational guitarists.

Mosley returned to the Fortlow character in the stories of Walkin' the Dog (1999) and in the novel The Right Mistake: The Further Philosophical Investigations of Socrates Fortlow (2008).

If the error introduced into a calculation or a proof leads innocently to a correct result, the result is a "howler," often said to depend on "making the right mistake".

The "right mistake" is one where you take a calculated risk on a high-probability action that doesn't work out.

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Holtby cuts in from the right, mistakes himself for Gareth Bale and lets rip with a left-footer towards the far corner which Pomazan punches away in showy fashion.

"Serious allegations of misconduct must be rigorously investigated, in many other less serious cases the police service itself is the body best placed to identify and put right mistakes, learn necessary lessons and rebuild public trust," he said.

You simply don't have time to right a mistake.

Yes, that's right — parenting mistake number three.

You cannot put right a mistake or a missed opportunity the following week.

It would put right a mistake made six years ago by the last Labour government.

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