How to Use pitfall in a Sentence
pitfall
noun
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McKim avoids that pitfall with an archival fury of his own.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2021
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Bullock told Newsweek about both the strengths and pitfalls of the framework.
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Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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What are the perks and pitfalls of that kind of storytelling?
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Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Sep. 2024
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Don't be swayed by the loan amount and rate; the terms and conditions can hide pitfalls.
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Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
30 Mar. 2024
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Azealia Banks is opening up about the pitfalls of fame.
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Marisa Sullivan,
Peoplemag,
14 Mar. 2023
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The path forward on the bill is not without its pitfalls.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2024
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But Beijing knows the pitfalls and is willing to change.
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Washington Post,
19 Sep. 2019
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Those that were ready may hold clues for the promise, and pitfalls, of e-learning.
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Jenny Anderson,
Quartz,
29 Mar. 2020
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What Biden is facing is a test of mettle, not a pitfall to dodge.
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Jason Linkins,
The New Republic,
21 Jan. 2023
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At the outset of his career, Lou’s strength was his pitfall.
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Nathan Wurtzel,
Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2020
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My historical knowledge of the Ranch will help us avoid the pitfalls of the past.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2019
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The second is to avoid that easy pitfall, and to focus instead on the message.
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New York Times,
2 May 2021
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Another pitfall could be if a team such as the Clippers were to win.
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Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2023
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Making oneself the story is the biggest pitfall of the job.
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Marisa Meltzer,
Town & Country,
7 Mar. 2021
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The best way to fix any communication pitfalls is to avoid the risk!
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Tarot Astrologers,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2023
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On the flip side of the coin stand those clients determined to steer clear of any and all financial pitfalls.
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Todd Longwell,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2023
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Attempts to woo people could suffer from some of the same pitfalls.
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The Economist,
23 Jan. 2020
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The mix of plaintiffs in Jones v. Bonta is engineered to avoid that pitfall.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin,
The New Yorker,
26 May 2022
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Bieber garners praise for the emotional lyrics about the pitfalls of fame at an early age.
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Sam Reed,
Glamour,
8 Dec. 2023
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Women face many pitfalls when trying to climb the ladder at Wall Street banks.
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Michelle Ma,
WSJ,
21 Mar. 2019
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And here’s a pitfall of sports writing: There’s often too great a desire to imbue a grand meaning to the sport.
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Sheon Han February 9,
Longreads,
9 Feb. 2023
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But there are some key qualities that managers can be trained in to avoid these pitfalls.
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Trey Williams,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2024
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Advisors are well versed in strategies to avoid these kinds of pitfalls.
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Bernice Napach,
wsj.com,
24 Oct. 2023
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Despite those pitfalls, the internet can still be a place to find a perfect match.
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Nicky Josephine,
Them,
25 June 2024
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Minus a few pitfalls, falling outs and a husband or two.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Nov. 2023
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The pitfall of this hyper-focus on results is that the process of doing and learning as the outcome can get lost.
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Isabelle Perreault,
Forbes,
7 June 2021
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This is sadly the pitfall of many sweet potato biscuit recipes.
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Micah A Leal,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2023
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And there have been some pitfalls as well, including one Tuesday night in New York City.
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Lucas Aulbach,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Dec. 2019
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Yet, many senior professionals fall into common CV pitfalls that can hinder their chances of standing out.
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Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The first would be a top-down, macro-political approach that examined the pitfalls of applying the castle doctrine to a racially stratified country with more guns than people.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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