trial and error
Example Sentences
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“There’s a little bit of trial and error as you go with that.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
But through trial and error, it helped clarify one of the major obstacles standing in the way of widespread AI adoption, and it has proposed a way forward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
And this is not the first Ebola outbreak the world has seen; there are many individuals and organizations who have responded to Ebola crises before and who, through trial and error, largely understand what works.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
"My medication is often changed and doses increased. It is still so much trial and error."
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
After more weeks of trial and error and testing and retesting, they succeeded in locating a bullet lost in a different man's body for years.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
