Example Sentences

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The West typically errs in “fighting on terrain chosen by the regime,” Mr. Ansari says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

No matter how aspirational the beginning, when a startup succeeds, it eventually reaches a crossroads and inevitably errs on the side of profits.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Pam Lewison makes some valid points about the hard work of farming but errs when she implies it was her family’s efforts that transformed that desert land.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2023

The 12-page document acknowledged that the administration learned lessons from the withdrawal, and now errs on the side of "aggressive communication" about risks in a destabilized security environment.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

“Me returns eighteen barks; eighteen errs makes burnt.”

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green