error message
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But for 2½ hours she got the error message and could not access the pool of tickets until 12:30 p.m., by which time, she said, “the pickings were slim.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Posting the link on Facebook now triggers an error message saying: “Posts that look like spam according to our Community Guidelines are blocked on Facebook and can’t be edited.”
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
From 1500GMT on Friday, any Apple user in the UK attempting to turn it on has been met with an error message.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
Many claimed the release itself was one big scam after they were met with an error message upon clicking the link to enter the giveaway.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2024
I stare through the pitch black at a red error message flashing in my view.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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