error in judgment
noun phrase
: a poor decision
The company has admitted that it made an error in judgment in trying to expand too quickly.
Examples of error in judgment in a Sentence
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Teams are required to demonstrate that there was a misapplication of the official playing rules, as opposed to an error in judgment by game officials, according to the NBA.
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
An error in judgment toward the end of a winnable game that Denver collectively coughed up?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Her error in judgment was shared by many others within her party — and would become emblematic of broader Democratic miscalculations.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025
However, the error in judgment cost both drivers and teams a considerable number of points.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sean Manaea's return is a huge boon, but placing full faith in Frankie Montas or Clay Holmes in October feels like an error in judgment.
—Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s not much Stevenson could have said that would have accounted for his error in judgment — a nice way of putting it — on the game’s final play.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
What felt like an error in judgment has paid off tremendously for Rappaport.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 July 2024
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Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
An error in judgment toward the end of a winnable game that Denver collectively coughed up?
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Her error in judgment was shared by many others within her party — and would become emblematic of broader Democratic miscalculations.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025
Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 June 2025
However, the error in judgment cost both drivers and teams a considerable number of points.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Sean Manaea's return is a huge boon, but placing full faith in Frankie Montas or Clay Holmes in October feels like an error in judgment.
—Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
There’s not much Stevenson could have said that would have accounted for his error in judgment — a nice way of putting it — on the game’s final play.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024
What felt like an error in judgment has paid off tremendously for Rappaport.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 July 2024
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“Error in judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/error%20in%20judgment. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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