err
Example Sentences
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Err on the side of caution and take them out early, as you do not want to overcook your shrimp.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
"Err, well if she doesn't have the ball then she can't do anything. That's a good start, right?" joked Williamson.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
She says there’s a “golden rule” when it comes to boarding a plane: “Help others with their luggage, let someone go ahead of you and be the friendly traveler. Err on the courteous side.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022
Err on the side of eating a little earlier than you might prefer in order to avoid eating dinner at 8:30 p.m. when you’re well past the hangry stage.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021
The text he dilated upon was: "there seemeth to be no other Rule allowed by one sort of Men, than that they cannot Err, and the King cannot be in the Right."
From His Majesties Declaration Defended by Dryden, John
Vocabulary lists containing err
Grade 10, List 1
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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Auggie & Me
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