inaccuracy

noun in·ac·cu·ra·cy \ (ˌ)i-ˈna-kyə-rə-sē , -k(ə-)rə-sē \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Examples: inaccuracy in a Sentence

Definition of inaccuracy

plural inaccuracies

1 : the quality or state of being inaccurate

2 : mistake, error

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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

Appearance-wise, the biggest inaccuracy in Jurassic Park‘s dinosaurs is the lack of feathers and colorful plumage, some knowledge about which has been gained in the years since the franchise debuted.

— olivia b. waxman, Time, "The Real Scientific History Behind the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs," 22 June 2018
Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the majority, said federal laws allowed such notices as part of a process to cull inaccuracies from the voting rolls.

— adam liptak, BostonGlobe.com, "Supreme Court upholds Ohio’s purge of voting rolls," 11 June 2018
Typically, the rough is high, the penalties for inaccuracy are severe and the players are a little bit cranky about it.

— brian costa, WSJ, "Why the U.S. Open Wants Golfers to Suffer," 11 June 2018
News coverage of the Big Island events have been pretty balanced, Tolentino said, but noted that inaccuracies have not helped, especially when a national news outlet reported Oahu residents were forced to evacuate.

— shannon tangonan, USA TODAY, "For Honolulu residents, Hawaii volcano eruptions seem close to home — and far, far away," 17 May 2018
Specifically, the state cited JCPS for inaccuracies in its program data and its documentation of the programs' career pathways.

— mandy mclaren, The Courier-Journal, "State takeover of JCPS: What the audit says and the district has done," 7 May 2018
In 2016, teachers at the Newport Beach school alleged inaccuracies in a Gold Ribbon Award application that then-Principal Laura Canzone submitted to the California Department of Education the previous fall, when she was known as Laura Sacks.

— priscella vega, latimes.com, "Appeals court rejects Newport-Mesa effort to block release of investigation summary on school award," 6 Apr. 2018
Almost no records survived, though, so the history of the Pony Express is littered with impostors, inaccuracies, and plain bunkum.

— National Geographic, "Why the Short-Lived Pony Express Still Fascinates Us," 23 June 2018
These activities and stories help locals to recognize the inaccuracy of stereotypes and to overcome feelings of discrimination against migrant workers, seeing them as more than just factory workers or caretakers.

— lin shih-tung, The Christian Science Monitor, "After dead-end jobs, promise of a future for migrant workers in Taiwan," 15 June 2018

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