Example Sentences

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But in the case of Ukraine, Mr. Blinken is erring on the side of safety.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

"Right now, our team is erring on the side of caution."

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2021

Attorney David Leopold, from Cleveland, Ohio, said he is erring on the side of caution, advising his clients to stay in the United States to avoid being stranded abroad.

From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2017

So far, the FDA is erring on the side of caution.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2016

All our lives we repeat with dull indifference that man is erring; but only when the soul most loved and trusted has gone astray, do we begin to realize the tragedy of human imperfection.

From The Mettle of the Pasture by Allen, James Lane