err
Example Sentences
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There were occasions when Wales attacked freely under Rob Page – wins over Croatia and Finland come to mind – but they tended to err on the side of caution under Bellamy's predecessor.
From BBC
“I tend to want to always err on the side of sending out more information than less,” Ghilarducci said.
From Los Angeles Times
“But we do have the luxury of trying to err on the side of caution. ... We are certainly better when he’s pitching for us, when he’s active.”
From Los Angeles Times
He said they’d erred in making so many autobiographical movies and needed more broadly commercial hooks.
The West typically errs in “fighting on terrain chosen by the regime,” Mr. Ansari says.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.