err
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Err on the side of caution and take them out early, as you do not want to overcook your shrimp.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2024
"Err, well if she doesn't have the ball then she can't do anything. That's a good start, right?" joked Williamson yesterday.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
Err on the side of eating a little earlier than you might prefer in order to avoid eating dinner at 8:30 p.m. when you’re well past the hangry stage.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2021
Err on the side of doing too much to save the economy.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2020
The Duke of Err was a young nobleman who had early ruined himself by evil life.
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
Vocabulary lists containing err
Grade 10, List 1
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Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 1
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Auggie & Me
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