Sentence examples for to err from inspiring English sources

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to um

to mislead

to mistake

to erm

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'to err' is correct and usable in written English
'To err' is a verb phrase that is often used in the idiom "to err is human." This phrase means that it is natural for people to make mistakes. For example, "We all make mistakes; to err is human."

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to err

verb

To make a mistake.

He erred in his calculations, and made many mistakes.

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"To err is human...".

The Guardian - Arts

They seem never to err anymore.

The New York Times - Sports

"To err is human, to forgive divine".

The New York Times

"To err is a machine," he joked.

The Guardian - Sport

If to err is human, to animate humans is to err almost every time.

The New York Times

But if I'm going to err, I'm going to err on the side of life".

The Guardian

To err is human; to err on the side of growth is wise.

The New York Times

He reminds us that "to err is human".

The New Yorker

'They tend to err on the side of caution.

The Guardian - Travel

We want to err on the side of civility.

The New York Times

"Better to err on the side of caution".

The New York Times

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to rra

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to uh

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to deceive

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