Sentence examples for erred on the defensive from inspiring English sources

And they fielded, mostly, as we remember West Indians fielding, though their placement sometimes erred on the defensive.

The Philby-era model erred on the side of trust.

The Wright model erred on the side of suspicion.

Unsurprisingly they erred on the side of optimism.

We've always erred on the permissive side.

She said many judges erred on the side of caution.

PwC's estimate erred on the conservative side, it stressed.

The initial response to Desperate Housewives erred on the critical.

Most desserts also erred on the side of quantity.

Sometimes he erred on the side of sweetness.

We erred on the side of caution.