err

Example Sentences

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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

Early childhood advocates in California tend to err on the side of limiting testing as well, Fuller said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Going forward, with these friends or any others, I’d err on the side of being overly communicative.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 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

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam