miss its/the mark

idiom

: to fail or be wrong

Their estimates completely missed the mark.

The ad campaign was supposed to appeal to young people but it missed the mark.

Examples of miss its/the mark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Janet Murguía explained the top issues for Latino voters, where candidates tend to miss the mark in engaging with the Latino electorate and the importance of monitoring misinformation and micro-targeting strategies on social media campaigns. —

Axios Events, Axios, 11 July 2024 But numerous products miss the mark at first and iterate to correct their initial mistakes, particularly when lots of capital is available. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024 Unleashing a multi-pronged attack on Trump’s legal cases, convictions, and moral character, Biden saw his rhetorical lunge miss the mark. —

Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024 Where the other women at the country club would be elegantly styled, Friedberg had to make sure that Maxine’s attire would just slightly miss the mark. —

Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 16 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for miss its/the mark

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