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
• The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 points.
  — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
• 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
• Check for errors Typos and misspelled words are a turnoff.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 27 July 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
• This can lead to some small errors that put the final value off a little bit.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
• The paper also made at least one error in describing part of the book.
  — Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• And then, just as the match seemed to be slipping away thanks in part to a slew of unforced errors, Gauff straightened out her strokes and pulled away.
  — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
• For images, look at the backgrounds, which can often show more errors than the main subject.
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Instructors at The Bar Method are trained to see errors quickly, and call out each woman by name to give tips and tricks.
  — By Chloe Herring, Brooke Henderson and Samantha J. Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The three keys to a faster refund: No errors, e-filing and direct deposit.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
• An error and a walk loaded the bases, and once again, Riggs reared back and fired his fastball for two more strikeouts.
  — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
• How the self-driving car behaves, what the margin of error is on the health care device, whether there’s bias in an AI system.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
• Pung had made the same error in keeping score for Jameson, who wasn’t in contention for the victory.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Oct. 2023
• Playbacks also help when there are errors in the transcript.
  — Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Dodgers were limited to one run in the first seven innings, and that one run was scored by Teoscar Hernández, who reached base on an error.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• Blake Walcutt then reached on a fielder's choice, but both runners were safe due to a throwing error.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2023
• While there were moments where the Mercury had momentum, but the team made unforced errors and didn’t challenge the Storm.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
• The only run came in the top of the sixth inning when there was an error, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly by John Calmette.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• At a time when the Red Sox offense has gone missing, the team’s margin for error has been all but eliminated.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
• In the seventh inning, Liu reached base on a fielding error, went to second on an errant pickoff throw and went to third on a wild pitch.
  — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 17 May 2023
• At some point, the 49ers quarterback will need to be paid more than an NFL rounding error, whether that be Purdy or someone else.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• Authorities have revised the acreage burned from 83 acres down to 39 — and blamed the number error on a pilot’s mistake.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024