Example Sentences

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Pitfalls: The tax bill has a few hurdles to cross, Jim Newell writes.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2017

Pitfalls: When it rains or snows, I have to dodge the umbrellas of those who are shorter than me to make sure that they don’t hit me in the face.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2014

If you do get in, Michael Hiltzik of The Los Angeles Times warns about “The Pitfalls of the Facebook IPO.”

From Forbes • Feb. 1, 2012

Pitfalls such as data retractions are not specific to the field.

From Scientific American • Jul. 11, 2011

When snatches of warning from "Traps and Pitfalls" grew stale, Ben coined advice of a large and general character.

From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon