errant

Example Sentences

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Now, he’s doing whatever he can to keep his fragile life’s work intact, knowing it is one errant aftershock away from shattering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

And if AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path, resulting in a business paying for wasted computing power.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

But his errant drive down the last cost him a place alongside Aberg in Sunday's final pairing.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Bradley, Bryant wrote, directed “comprehensive lookbacks” on civilian casualties in errant strikes and used the findings to mandate changes.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

I passed her, but she caught up to me at the door and blew upward to stir an errant strand of hair out of her sepia-brown eyes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros