Example Sentences

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A previous version of this column inaccurately described the effect of SpaceX’s share-price decline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

In the film, Krick claims that he has never inaccurately predicted the weather ahead of a battle, using his successes in North Africa as evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

JPMorgan claimed he violated a company policy by using a company card to pay for a party at home, and inaccurately entered the expense into the bank’s system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Wall Street Journal issued a correction to a previous report that inaccurately linked the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to transgender ideology.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2025

They seemed, at times, to come and go almost daily, with the exception of Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant, who had been copying figures inaccurately into the Levy' ledgers for almost half a century.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole