How to Use pitfall in a Sentence

pitfall

noun
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  • Don't be swayed by the loan amount and rate; the terms and conditions can hide pitfalls.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Azealia Banks is opening up about the pitfalls of fame.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The path forward on the bill is not without its pitfalls.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Jan. 2024
  • What Biden is facing is a test of mettle, not a pitfall to dodge.
    — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Another pitfall could be if a team such as the Clippers were to win.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
  • The best way to fix any communication pitfalls is to avoid the risk!
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • On the flip side of the coin stand those clients determined to steer clear of any and all financial pitfalls.
    — Todd Longwell, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The mix of plaintiffs in Jones v. Bonta is engineered to avoid that pitfall.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022
  • Bieber garners praise for the emotional lyrics about the pitfalls of fame at an early age.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 8 Dec. 2023
  • And here’s a pitfall of sports writing: There’s often too great a desire to imbue a grand meaning to the sport.
    — Sheon Han February 9, Longreads, 9 Feb. 2023
  • But there are some key qualities that managers can be trained in to avoid these pitfalls.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Advisors are well versed in strategies to avoid these kinds of pitfalls.
    — Bernice Napach, wsj.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Minus a few pitfalls, falling outs and a husband or two.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This is sadly the pitfall of many sweet potato biscuit recipes.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Also, thank you to those who have already made it and posted directions on how to avoid the pitfalls.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Thankfully, the younger Quaid seems to be enjoying the perks of business and is avoiding most of its pitfalls.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Here are the most likely paths, together with their pitfalls.
    — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But the pinfall began on schedule, never mind the pitfall.
    — Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Both have set up their own companies, enabling them to write off expenses and avoid the tax pitfalls of a 1099.
    — Lauren Hilgers, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The duo also express grievances about the frequent rain, offering advice on how to make the most of it and what pitfalls to avoid.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2023
  • SMBs trying to figure out where the pitfalls are in their current state of HR tech adoption need to take a step back and simply be the job seeker.
    — Thad Price, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
  • There are still potential pitfalls to those two leaving, which would officially spell the end of the Pac-12.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • And is your only choice between chaos or Apple’s nanny state that shields you from the pitfalls of your choices and mistakes?
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Yet like all social media apps, Grindr also has its pitfalls.
    — Spencer MacNaughton, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
  • Alcaraz has so far shown so many of the benefits of youth — speed, strength, power, the optimism of a player who has scarcely any bad days — and so few of the pitfalls.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • But what about the pitfalls of chasing purpose without profit?
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Chaos at ports and increases in shipping prices exposed the pitfalls of leaning on a single country on the other side of an ocean.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • What everyone's talking about Black men were offered a second chance at college – then the pitfalls piled up.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • For all of its perks, there are a number of pitfalls to mitigate when implementing GenAI.
    — Brian Hannon, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • This pitfall is seen at the very beginning of a Black woman’s care journey: when her tumor type is defined and when her treatment plan is mapped out.
    — Nathalie McDowell Johnson, STAT, 19 Sep. 2023

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