Example Sentences

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John also told us that, when Crisp visited the set, he nervously asked him if he felt his own performance was erring on the side of camp.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2017

Although federal rules don’t apply to those local funds, the agency apparently was erring on the side of caution.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2015

So Sullivan was erring on the side that took a more liberal view of interpreting insider trading, and one perpetuated by U.S.

From Forbes • Dec. 23, 2014

On previous occasions her faults had been those of excess; but to-day she was erring by defect: instead of going too fast she was going too slow, and occasionally refusing to go at all.

From All Men are Ghosts by Jacks, L. P. (Lawrence Pearsall)

And: My mind was erring in a maze, That hour I was no longer I, When in your eyes I met my gaze As in a mirror strange and shy.

From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie