How to Use typo in a Sentence
typo
noun- I spotted three typos on the menu.
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That is not a typo, and yes, this is still true in 2023.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2023 -
The stat that looks like a typo and was the area in which Notre Dame performed the worst in 2019?
— Eric Hansen, Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2020 -
Now for the best part: Prices start at just $2 (no, that’s not a typo).
— Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024 -
The Spurs gave up 60 points to Jayson Tatum, which feels like a typo but is not.
— Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Apr. 2021 -
There’s a typo in the title, and there are tears along the poster’s edges where duct tape holds it to the wall.
— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024 -
These come in a pack of two, where each pair comes to around $7 apiece (no, this isn’t a typo).
— Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024 -
No, that's not a typo), the best biking cities and the best cities for new moms, isn't quite as clear.
— Sarah Michels, The Enquirer, 29 June 2021 -
This is not a typo: The junior back scored eight touchdowns in the past week.
— Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 Sep. 2017 -
Chusovitina is 46 — that’s not a typo — and has been at or near the top of her sport for three decades.
— New York Times, 26 July 2021 -
Those are the dates when the IRS will issue the payments, and no, the August date is not a typo.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 9 June 2021 -
Cash, both in the till and on deposit, totaled $50 (that’s not a typo).
— James Freeman, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2021 -
All of them have raised their payouts at least 50% over the past year (that’s no typo).
— Brett Owens, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022 -
There's a typo, it's says for the Tequila Sunrise to shake it.
— Steve Baltin, Forbes, 1 May 2022 -
The rings also include a typo that might be hard to fix.
— CBS News, 14 June 2024 -
The thread began at 1:08 p.m., without a typo to be found.
— Philip Bump, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2017 -
No, that’s not a typo, the second B in the B&B is for beverage.
— Fortune, 20 July 2019 -
That is not a typo about the team that had the nation’s best offense this season.
— New York Times, 13 Jan. 2020 -
The Simpsons‘ 31st season, which is not a typo, kicked off last month.
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2019 -
This entire season is starting to feel like a typo in the tomes of SEC canon law.
— Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Oct. 2020 -
Even if there was a typo ... The rookie isn't the first in Indy to buy his family a car.
— Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2017 -
In texts transcribed so far, a full one-third of the words contained one or more typos, places where the OCR guessed the wrong letter.
— Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2018 -
The Grizzlies and Bisons -- no, that's not a typo -- don't really match up well.
— Adam Woodard, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018 -
And Google’s Periscope can be fooled by simple typos and negations.
— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2017 -
This is not a typo — the Warriors are vulnerable in the first round.
— Neil Greenberg, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018 -
Sometimes that means there was a typo in the email address when the tickets were purchased.
— Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2021 -
If you are used to thinking of parsley as a garnish, the full cup called for here might seem like a typo, but go with it.
— Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2021 -
That wasn’t a typo, by the way — believe it or not, Prime Day 2021 really is right around the corner!
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 17 June 2021 -
The good vibes faded quickly, however, as the Sox lost 16-0 — no, that is not a typo — to the Detroit Tigers.
— Chris Sosa, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2021 -
But could such a drop be enough to lead to, say, extra typos and absentmindedness?
— Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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