trial and error
Example Sentences
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The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Manufacturing HBM at scale requires expertise that must be built up over multiple iterations of trial and error.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Through repeated trial and error, the system learned to recognize meaningful patterns in the molecular structures.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
But "some trial and error experiences" allowed the family to find many more allergies.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
I did not have many of the materials that the books discussed, but I learned through trial and error.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
