err
Example Sentences
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“But we do have the luxury of trying to err on the side of caution. ... We are certainly better when he’s pitching for us, when he’s active.”
From Los Angeles Times
He said they’d erred in making so many autobiographical movies and needed more broadly commercial hooks.
The West typically errs in “fighting on terrain chosen by the regime,” Mr. Ansari says.
He believes the asset manager erred in deviating from the contractual terms of the fund agreements.
From Barron's
Meta says Instagram's new alerts - stemming from its analysis of user search patterns - may occasionally alert parents when there is no cause for concern and will "err on the side of caution".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
