clerical error

Example Sentences

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On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Whether the tweet was a confession or a clerical error, travel experts say the advice on how to avoid surprise price jumps is a relic of a simpler internet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The changes come more than a week after federal regulators ordered California’s Department of Motor Vehicles to cancel about 13,000 such licenses due to a clerical error.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

That itself might have just been a sloppy clerical error.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Richard Parker was so named because of a clerical error.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel