err
Example Sentences
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People don’t know how long they will live, so they err on the side of caution.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
He felt that a return before opening day was a bit ambitious, and that it would be better to err on the side of caution.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Based on her forecast, the Fed could err on the side of patience as it assesses the impact of recent rate reductions, Hammack said Tuesday at an event in Ohio on banking and monetary policy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
“The guidelines err in promoting meat and dairy products, which are principal drivers of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity,” Neal Barnard, president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
Someone in the Senate who tried to excuse him declared that there were many men who knew how not to err better than they knew how to correct their mistakes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing err
Grade 10, List 1
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