How to Use discrepancy in a Sentence

discrepancy

noun

• There were discrepancies between their accounts of the accident.
• Discrepancies in the firm's financial statements led to an investigation.
• But there's one bright spot in this murky mess of discrepancies.
  — Krystin Arneson, Glamour, 16 May 2018
• This six-year discrepancy has been a sore point.
  — Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
• But there seems to be a discrepancy here.
  — Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
• This discrepancy stems from the fact that hunters tend to see more deer when cold fronts hit.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2023
• The reason for the discrepancy has to do with the date of death.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2021
• That kind of depth discrepancy can play a factor in these games.
  — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022
• That kind of discrepancy is where these systems hope to find their sweet spot.
  — Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
• This could help iron out any discrepancies if something were to go wrong.
  — Nathan Bachrach, Cincinnati.com, 9 May 2018
• Here are some key facts, discrepancies and questions in the case so far.
  — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
• Dubow said there don’t seem to be any discrepancies in payroll records.
  — Claudia Vargas, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• That’s a wild discrepancy in favor of the road team.
  — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• There are loads of sites that let users bet on sports, meaning more chances for price discrepancies.
  — Evan Gorelick, New York Times, 12 June 2026
• The hosts talk about that discrepancy.
  — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2025
• And the discrepancy in days off isn’t that severe.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
• Because there are a lot of discrepancies about that.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• The discrepancies, while small, were there.
  — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 16 June 2026
• There’s a reason for the discrepancy and part of it comes down to usage.
  — Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
• To the eye, there hasn’t ever been this wide of a discrepancy between the two.
  — Dane Stangler, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Iwamoto was single at the time and was ready to leave her big law firm job over the wage discrepancy.
  — Saige Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Dec. 2021
• The rest of the price discrepancy comes from the emergency room fees.
  — New York Times, 30 Mar. 2021
• The discrepancy left some in debt even as more claims went unprocessed.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022
• While audits are rare, clear discrepancies are not.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Last year in an effort to close the pay gap, the guild shared the pay scales to highlight the discrepancies.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
• Now, there’s a discrepancy on the amount of the six-figure wager.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2024
• The discrepancy may boil down to use patterns, the study suggests.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 13 Aug. 2019
• The discrepancy seems to be in the stores’ sizes, employees say.
  — Shwanika Narayan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2021
• Zavala said the pay discrepancy is due to favoritism, not longevity.
  — Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2018
• One of the main reasons for the discrepancy is football.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026