Example Sentences

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“We have so many animals that have boo-boos in our book,” a brown-haired woman said in a singsong voice, holding up a book called “All Better!”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

She has also gotten a couple of mulligans on biographical boo-boos.

From Fox News • Oct. 9, 2019

Epic Fails of 2016 This new special surveys some of the biggest pop-culture boo-boos and celebrity blunders of the past 12 months.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2016

Hall of Fame voters have made plenty of boo-boos over the years.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011

After all, leaving the wrong impression is much worse than making a couple of grammatical boo-boos.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner