trial and error
Example Sentences
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"My medication is often changed and doses increased. It is still so much trial and error."
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
It took some trial and error to arrive at the 15-minute construct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
"It was a lot of trial and error and going back to the whiteboard," Martini says.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Figuring out who and how you love takes trial and error, two things Andie and Blane both endure while trying to fit into each other’s respective worlds.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
A good illustration of the histories of trial and error involved is furnished by the development of gunpowder and gasoline from raw materials.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
