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Six example sentences with gaffe, each labelled with its topic.
The candidate's gaffe at the dairy fair, calling the prize cow a bull, followed the campaign for three weeks.
Politics
The host's opening gaffe, mispronouncing the winner's name twice, was replayed more often than any speech that night.
Movies
Sending the whole client list a draft memo about the client list was a gaffe the sales team never lived down.
Business
The founder's gaffe at demo day, thanking the wrong investor by name, spread through the room before she left the stage.
Startups
The commentator's gaffe, calling the home team by the name of its city rival, drew boos from the whole arena.
Basketball
Asking the host how much the house had cost was a gaffe, and our guide winced before quietly changing the subject.
Travel
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