erratically

Example Sentences

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Last month, Spears was reported to authorities for driving her BMW "erratically at a high rate of speed" on a motorway, California Highway Patrol said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Shortly after, deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on the football field at Newbury Park High School, about a mile away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“Markets can gyrate and change their opinions regularly, erratically, and are often quite wrong,” said Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s chief investment officer of global fixed income, in emailed comments Friday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

Nick Reiner, who lived in a guest property at his parents' home, had attended comedian Conan O'Brien's glitzy party on Saturday, December 13 with his parents, where some attendees reportedly spoke of his behaving erratically.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

An electric cat: it lay in the plastic dust-proof carrying cage in the rear of the truck and panted erratically.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick