trial and error
Example Sentences
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After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
This allows the system to plan more effectively and avoid unnecessary trial and error.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Dr Khashayar Kazemzadeh, a lecturer in transport planning at The University of Manchester, thinks governments around the world are still in a trial and error phase here.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It took some trial and error to arrive at the 15-minute construct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
A good illustration of the histories of trial and error involved is furnished by the development of gunpowder and gasoline from raw materials.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
