to err is human

phrase

formal
: it is normal for people to make mistakes

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And well, going back to the poets, to err is human. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025 Outsourcing computation is helpful but as the old adage says, to err is human—and AI has a tendency to err, too. Sarah Dethomasis, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2025 If to err is human and to forgive divine, what about the in-between, the apologizing and course-correcting? Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025 My mother continued to engage with her physicians, recognizing that to err is human. Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 To riff off the old saying, to err is human, so AI must opine. Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024 Since to err is human and no relationship is perfect, partnerships need a bond to keep partners together between hiccups. Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023

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“To err is human.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20err%20is%20human. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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