How to Use error in a Sentence

error

noun
  • The shortstop was charged with an error.
  • I made an error in my calculations.
  • They uncovered several errors in his report to the committee.
  • The paper contains numerous spelling errors.
  • This gives Georgia the largest room for error of any team in the FBS.
    Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The play was scored an error and kept the no-hitter in order.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
  • The Red Sox have committed 35 errors, tied for the fifth most in the majors.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • Arkansas shut out the error-prone Bearcats in the first half.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 points.
    Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Trial and error is the main way to know which works better for you.
    Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This is a game where the margin of error is not big enough for shenanigans like that.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Verdugo ran it down only to have the ball pop out of his glove for an error.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The Yard Goats loaded the bases with nobody out on a single, walk, and error.
    Hartford Courant, 22 May 2022
  • Poway’s first run came as the result of two Broncos errors in the fifth inning.
    Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • Under the bill, the error reports would not be made public.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The margin of error is ±4.7 points for the total sample.
    Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 30 June 2022
  • That is to say: choosing the perfect balm can be a trial-and-error process.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Biden’s two-point lead is within the poll’s margin of error.
    Dan Balz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • Putting shame aside at the beach My decades-long exile from the sand now feels like an unforced error.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Check for errors Typos and misspelled words are a turnoff.
    Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • The closing of the U.S. embassy in Caracas in March 2019 was a major error.
    William Neuman, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The poll has a margin of error of +/-4.4 percentage points.
    Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 18 July 2023
  • Ask questions, go directly to the source and leave no room for error.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The margin of error in sampling is between three and 13 points.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The poll had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
  • The poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The ball took a big hop, hit him in the midsection, and resulted in his second error of the year.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
  • This can lead to some small errors that put the final value off a little bit.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Betts grounded into a fielder’s choice and reached via an error on a should-have-been 6-3 putout.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
  • Look for errors online or by going to the assessor’s office.
    Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025

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