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Example Sentences

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"We've been chasing for months now. There's not much room for error but we can still fight back. The players are disappointed but it's not over."

From BBC

In fact, in an episode that aired earlier that year, Murphy lampooned the political error that would follow Jackson for the rest of his life.

From Salon

When rendering spoken words in print, it’s standard practice to delete the “uhs” and “ums” and “likes,” remove irrelevant false starts and silently correct the minor errors of grammar and syntax endemic to human speech.

From Salon

Ireland were utterly dominant in all aspects at Twickenham, forcing England into a succession of errors which they exploited superbly while running in five tries.

From Barron's

There’s an understanding among the leagues that given Fanatics ships around 100-million items per year, an error or defect rate of just 1% would result in hundreds of thousands of upset customers.

From Los Angeles Times