be in error
Example Sentences
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Since most prefer to avoid lowering their self-regard, people are more likely to come up with elaborate rationalizations to maintain a current position than acknowledge that view may be in error.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2021
Show that the Gregorian calendar will be in error by 1 day in about 3300 years.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
This appears to be in error, too: County records indicate that the Fooses actually sold the motel in August of 1995 to a man named Bruno G. Previtali.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2016
Typically, the court grants emergency appeals when a majority of the justices think the lower court ruling may be in error and may cause real harm in the interim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2015
The official Daily Racing Form record of this race states that Seabiscuit held the lead from the start, but it appears to be in error.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
