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Example Sentences
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At a fundamental level, the Lightning erred in attempting to be a traditional American pickup, with all the size and capacity but with a fraction of the available energy on board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
It took until the third end for the Scottish quartet to get on the board, but after Canada skip Rachel Homan erred, Morrison kept her composure to slide in for three.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
But Gauff erred again when serving for the match at 5-2, allowing Rakhimova to claw back a break.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
It also argued that the 4th Circuit erred by forcing the state to justify the law as applied to B.P.J. rather than assessing the validity of the sex classification in general.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
This laudable decision would have succeeded if he had not erred in his other moves.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
