How to Use uncorrected in a Sentence
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Left uncorrected, poor drainage will kill a peace lily.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
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There are some genes, though, where uncorrected damage can matter a lot.
—The Economist, 16 Sep. 2017
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The District must by law balance its budget, so the shortfall cannot go uncorrected.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2020
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But if left uncorrected, the problems the loss exposed could quickly spiral out of control.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021
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Other versions remain online uncorrected and have been shared thousands of times.
—Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2021
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Here, the drag of air particles, if left uncorrected, will siphon off energy, pulling the craft closer to Earth.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2019
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Remember, most companies fail not from a single blow but from a series of uncorrected missteps.
—Nelson Chu, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
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At one point the first three volumes had to be pulped because the printers originally produced an uncorrected version of his text.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
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Earlier this year, in the eastern half of the country, a time error of 10 seconds too fast went uncorrected for a week or more.
—Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
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That's down from 2,627 beach sites in the earlier, uncorrected report.
—Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2019
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Some of those communication problems have been known for two years but remain uncorrected, the commission said.
—Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
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Crump confirmed Monday that the confusion was caused by a mix-up that allowed an uncorrected set of drawings to remain on a press website.
—Anita Chabria, Sam Stanton and Tony Bizjak, sacbee, 2 Apr. 2018
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The lens doesn't show much in the way of distortion, just a slight inward curve for uncorrected Raw photos and none for JPGs.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
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Though it’s long been reported that the empty frames are left hanging to accord with that will, the museum says that is actually a long uncorrected mistake.
—Tom Mashberg, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Despite reaching out to the company, the oversight remains uncorrected.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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The bit that is clear has a resolution that is about 10 times better than the uncorrected image, revealing some hidden details.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2018
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Many of the punches Brunson takes along the way, however, are going un-called — and Sunday’s uncalled foul went uncorrected.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2024
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The stock is trading in an increasingly steep and uncorrected uptrend and far above its 150-day moving average.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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More children than ever are at risk of being left behind because of undetected and uncorrected vision deficiencies.
—Brian Park, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Melanie, all tattooed and idiosyncratically homely with her uncorrected teeth and auteur air, disappears.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026
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As long as this stratagem goes uncorrected, our nation’s investment in its Air Force will continue to be misunderstood.
—Dave Deptula, Forbes, 6 July 2021
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Where abuses remain uncorrected the populace spreads the word by social media – a form unmuzzled by the state (in contrast to Russia or China).
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
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On Twitter, his organization found a tweet in Arabic about ballots left on the side of the road went uncorrected on Twitter the day after the election.
—Ashley Nerbovig, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2020
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On Twitter, his organization found a tweet in Arabic about ballots left on the side of the road that went uncorrected on Twitter the day after the election.
—Ashley Nerbovig, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2020
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Easter and Passover fall on the same weekend more often than not, but the two rarely coincide with the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which is based on an uncorrected lunar calendar.
—Grayson Quay, The Week, 17 Apr. 2022
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Players are warned at halftime of possible violations; if uncorrected, they are reported to the NFL for possible fines.
—Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2019
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The difficulty begins when Mizuno carelessly includes the model’s name, Cojima, toward the end of the manuscript and the story goes to press uncorrected.
—Min Jin Lee, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018
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When monitoring is ignored, and problems go uncorrected, large federal programs can operate for years without adequate safeguards, wasting taxpayer dollars.
—Sheila Weinberg, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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More recent releases from bestselling authors—such as an uncorrected proof of Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, on sale for $3,000—typically sell for less.
—Sophie Haigney, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2021
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October 9, 2024 – The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Glossip’s appeal, with much of the debate centering on whether prosecutors allowed false testimony from Sneed to go uncorrected.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
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