Definition of Peccadillo
a small mistake or fault
Examples of Peccadillo in a sentence
Because Josh had grown tired of Patty’s criticism of every little peccadillo, he asked her for a divorce. 🔊
Unless you’re perfect, you should never complain about a peccadillo of someone else. 🔊
When I tried to apologize, Jean just laughed and told me that it was just a small peccadillo and I had nothing to be sorry about. 🔊
While being fifteen minutes past curfew is just a peccadillo, coming home at dawn is a major problem and you have some explaining to do. 🔊
As a successful movie star, she assumed that the public would consider her shoplifting arrest as a minor peccadillo, but she soon found she was wrong. 🔊
Although for some people playing computer games is no more than a pleasant peccadillo, there are others who actually seem to become addicted and can’t get anything accomplished. 🔊
Every politician is bound to have a peccadillo or two, but the senator from that state should be ashamed for all the scandals he has been involved in. 🔊
As long as their peccadillo hadn’t hurt any of the other students, the principal let them off easy with an apology and three hours of community service. 🔊
It was just a peccadillo, but once it was leaked to the press, it was sensationalized into a full-fledged felony. 🔊
Her biggest peccadillo is her tendency to waste time, and she is always beating herself up because of it. 🔊
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