Example Sentences

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Perhaps you have an immunocompromised family member, and so are erring on the side of caution.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2021

“They are erring on the side of the predator more than they are erring on the side of the child.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 26, 2015

General manager Rick Hahn said the White Sox are erring on the side of caution, and that an MRI suggests no ligament damage.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2014

While the hard core skeptics might be erring in one direction, the Believers are erring in a completely opposite way.

From Forbes • Oct. 30, 2011

We feel we are erring; but scarce anything is required of us and we wait to hear from Friends.

From The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary With an Introduction by Rufus M. Jones by Jones, Rufus Matthew