How to Use error in a Sentence

error

noun

• The shortstop was charged with an error.
• I made an error in my calculations.
• They uncovered several errors in his report to the committee.
• The paper contains numerous spelling errors.
• This gives Georgia the largest room for error of any team in the FBS.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
• The Red Sox have committed 35 errors, tied for the fifth most in the majors.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
• Arkansas shut out the error-prone Bearcats in the first half.
  — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022
• The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 points.
  — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
• Trial and error is the main way to know which works better for you.
  — Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
• This is a game where the margin of error is not big enough for shenanigans like that.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 28 Dec. 2024
• Verdugo ran it down only to have the ball pop out of his glove for an error.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022
• Poway’s first run came as the result of two Broncos errors in the fifth inning.
  — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
• Under the bill, the error reports would not be made public.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• The margin of error is ±4.7 points for the total sample.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 30 June 2022
• That is to say: choosing the perfect balm can be a trial-and-error process.
  — Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 22 Dec. 2022
• Biden’s two-point lead is within the poll’s margin of error.
  — Dan Balz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• Putting shame aside at the beach My decades-long exile from the sand now feels like an unforced error.
  — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024
• Check for errors Typos and misspelled words are a turnoff.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• The closing of the U.S. embassy in Caracas in March 2019 was a major error.
  — William Neuman, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2023
• The poll has a margin of error of +/-4.4 percentage points.
  — Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 18 July 2023
• Ask questions, go directly to the source and leave no room for error.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
• The poll had a margin of error of 4.3 percentage points.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
• The poll had a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percentage points.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
• The ball took a big hop, hit him in the midsection, and resulted in his second error of the year.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
• This can lead to some small errors that put the final value off a little bit.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
• The margin for error in these elite matchups is small, and the Ravens are struggling to overcome their mistakes.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
• The paper also made at least one error in describing part of the book.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• Blade Carver broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI single, then two runs scored on a two-out error.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Imagine a child learning to ride a bike: no manual, just trial, error, and the joy of balance.
  — Paul X. McCarthy, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
• An 'administrative error': A Maryland dad was sent to El Salvador prison by mistake.
  — Will Carless, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025