trial and error

Example Sentences

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Reaching this point has been a grind, according to Conch and Huawei, requiring substantial trial and error to get the model to work.

From The Wall Street Journal

CHO Before doing Compound, there weren’t people telling me how to facilitate production, and I felt like I had to just learn from trial and error.

From New York Times

There was also a bit of trial and error to determine which type of zeolite would be best to soak up lead atoms, Celestian said.

From Los Angeles Times

So the story we wanted to tell took a bit of trial and error.

From Salon

She had, through trial and error, finally ended up in a place that suited her.

From Scientific American