errant

Example Sentences

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also acknowledged using errant figures to justify a fraud probe in New York, deepening concerns in the administration’s methods for identifying problematic activity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Excuse them, like they popped out of his mouth like an errant burp.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

And if AI agents are not kept on course by a human, they could misunderstand an instruction and wander down an errant processing path, resulting in a business paying for wasted computing power.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As David Ariosto relates in “Open Space,” these satellites are vulnerable to errant space debris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

She, too, seemed to be misty.eyed all of sudden; perhaps it was a consequence of some errant fumes from the onion soup being served at another table.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood