in error
Example Sentences
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The DMV also found that some 7,000 cancellations had been issued in error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
She said that the Navy precision-flyer was shaken up by a clearly dangerous maneuver that he made in error.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The letter states that the irregularities detected indicate “non-compliance with the drivers testing criteria required by the California Vehicle Code” and that, as a result, the license was issued in error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
A note on the UK government website states the log "has been updated to reflect a meeting which was previously omitted in error".
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
The elegance and grandeur of the theory, however, persuaded him that the observations must be in error, a conclusion drawn when the observations are unobliging by many other theorists in the history of science.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
