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.
• So many errors in their own zone.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
• Texas has no more room for error.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
• There's no room for error in this easy recipe.
  — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
• His throw to first base was wild, though, for an error.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
• There is no room for error in the final.
  — Nbc News, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
• But the most striking news is the error rates.
  — ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
• This team’s margin for error has not been wide.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
• That margin of error might’ve been just one game.
  — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
• The margin for error is so small.
  — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
• And the process was not always error-free.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
• Rohne then stole third and scored on a throwing error.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 June 2026
• Chrome is a rounding error to date.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2026
• This means there’s very little room for error.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
• There is a notable chance that the code will have some errors in it.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• In show jumping, one small error or one fence down, can be the end.
  — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 27 May 2026
• Their margin for error is slim.
  — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
• Eight men came to bat and tallied three runs on four hits, a walk and an error.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
• The result is a shift in the locus of error.
  — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Trial and error is the main way to know which works better for you.
  — Alice Oglethorpe, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
• The play was scored an error and kept the no-hitter in order.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025
• Stewart made an error, the Dodgers had three and still won.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• This can’t be chalked up to a small sample or a rounding error.
  — Sam Blum, New York Times, 22 July 2026
• One big sticking point is an initial error made last month.
  — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
• The county had not flagged the error or challenged his right to vote.
  — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
• There is a notable chance that the code will have some number of errors.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• Verdugo ran it down only to have the ball pop out of his glove for an error.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022