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Examples of inaccuracy in a Sentence
I pointed out the inaccuracy of his statement.
The text is filled with inaccuracies.
Recent Examples of inaccuracy from the Web
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While this account includes inaccuracies and misrepresentations which can be harmful to their family, Joss is not commenting, out of concern for his children and out of respect for his ex-wife.
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The inherent inaccuracy of the monthly data was evident in the tally of city-and-county government employment in the state in July.
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Rutherford has responded on Twitter by systematically detailing the post's inaccuracies.
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In fact, giving the state the power to shut down media outlets for bias or inaccuracy is an admission of a lack of confidence in our ability to self-govern as a free people.
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The editors note inaccuracies such as recording lung cancer when a patient had ovarian cancer metastasized in the lung.
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An almost religious intolerance for factual inaccuracy.
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Apparently neither age nor inaccuracy has mellowed Gore’s penchant for the apocalyptic.
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Now, according to the Post, some have begun considering an offensive against the press, trawling through reporters’ work for mistakes, biases and inaccuracies to use as ammunition.
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First Known Use of inaccuracy
circa 1755
inaccuracy Synonyms
Synonyms
blunder, bobble, boob [British], boo-boo, brick, clanger [British], clinker, fault, flub, fluff, fumble, gaff, gaffe, goof, error, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, screwup, slip, slipup, stumble, tripRelated Words
bloomer, blooper, boner, howler, pratfall; foul-up, snafu; misapprehension, miscalculation, miscomprehension, misconception, misconstruction, miscue, misdescription, misimpression, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misreading, misstatement, misunderstandingNear Antonyms
accuracy, correctness, exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, strictness; inerrancy, infallibility, perfectionINACCURACY Defined for English Language Learners
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