slight mistake
collocation in Englishmeaningsofslightandmistake
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slight
adjective
uk/slaɪt/us/slaɪt/
small in amount ...
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mistake
noun[C]
uk/mɪˈsteɪk/us/mɪˈsteɪk/
an action, decision, or judgment that produces an unwanted or ...
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(Definition ofslightandmistakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofslight mistake
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This is not aslightmistake: it is a massive error.
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I made aslightmistakein my answer just now.
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He certainly made there aslightmistake, and the mistake he has made is this.
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I always think we make aslightmistake(because nobody pays any attention to it) in expecting maiden speeches to be non-controversial.
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There has been aslightmistakein thinking that, under the agreements that were reached with the unions, midwives have actually been done down.
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He makes oneslightmistakeand, as a family man, he will understand this well, because he has got some lively children.
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There is nothing to be ashamed of in saying that aslightmistakehas been made.
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Friend made aslightmistakein his statement with regard to it.
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There has been aslightmistake, and it is all my fault.
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He received a communication on which there was aslightmistakein his address.
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But as he made aslightmistakepreviously about the effect of the regulations, perhaps he is not.
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Perhaps there is aslightmistakein his calendar.
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A man may make aslightmistake, and there is a good deal of apprehension in the minds of constables that they may be risking the pensions already earned.
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Aslightmistakeis nothing.
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They have made aslightmistake.
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I must correct thatslightmistake.
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Perhaps there has been aslightmistake.
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Sometimes, a young policeman may not have handled a situation in the way in which he ought to have done; he may have made aslightmistake.
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The dish will be more than satisfactory, however expert hands are necessary for cooking as aslightmistakewill spoil the taste of the dish.
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