| The gaffe was made at the annual dinner of the Perth Bar Association, in the regal splendour of the city's George Hotel. |
| Only then, having realised their diplomatic gaffe, did the White House alter its stance. |
| It is said in Washington that a gaffe is when someone slips up and tells the truth. |
| As in all such debates, the principal goal is to avoid a gaffe which will make embarrassing headlines the next morning. |
| Offered a chance to walk his gaffe back, the poor fellow only digs himself deeper. |
| Once a commentator commits a major rhetorical gaffe or colossal misstatement of fact, it becomes impossible to take them seriously. |
