trial and error
Example Sentences
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"I started 3D-printing them and I made lots of little tweaks. After a lot of trial and error, eventually these started to work really well."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Manufacturing HBM at scale requires expertise that must be built up over multiple iterations of trial and error.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
“There’s a little bit of trial and error as you go with that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Like anyone new to tradecraft, he learned by trial and error.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
