Sentence examples for stunning mistakes from inspiring English sources

They listened, were moved, and made some stunning mistakes, like when they diverted resources from a war that mattered to mount an unnecessary foreign invasion.

LIRON GITIG White Plains, Sept. 23, 2011   To the Editor: The Obama administration has made a stunning mistake in opposing the United Nations' establishment of a Palestinian state, promised long ago.

Yes, Bernanke made one stunning mistake of judgment; he did not rescue Lehman Brothers from bankruptcy, and this omission caused a horrific ripple effect that froze money markets across the globe and caused investors to lose some grandiose amounts.

But because the clerical mistake appeared to be a stunning error, not policy, it ended up at center stage.

"What a stunning historic mistake," he said at a news conference in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu has come out as one of the staunchest opponents of the agreements with Iran, calling the move a "stunning, historic mistake".

Instead, a visitor's eyes went directly to a 16-by-8-foot picture window looking out to the Organ Mountains — a view so stunning that it might be mistaken for a stage set.

Over all, the picture for America in 2012 bears a stunning resemblance to the great mistake of 1937, when F.D.R. prematurely slashed spending, sending the U.S. economy — which had actually been recovering fairly fast until that point — into the second leg of the Great Depression.

Again, you'll probably agree that a number of the stunning shapes could also be mistaken for some mysterious deep-sea creatures.

Leeds went close to breaking the deadlock when Roofe almost punished a mistake by Kevin Stewart in stunning style.

It's just as well: They're so unique and stunning that even if no one mistook you for a fashion victim, you might have ended up a robbery statistic.