How to Use in error in a Sentence

in error

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  • Wahl said the fundraising amounts were filed in error and pledged to amend the disclosures.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The Island Packet spoke to Smalls, who said the box was likely checked in error.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Please disregard this email as it was sent out in error.
    — Taesik Yoon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • One reason for the high rate of audits is that people often claim the credit in error.
    — Kristen Doerer, ProPublica, 17 Feb. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court essentially said on Friday that Kennedy failed to make his case — and failed to prove the circuit court had ruled in error.
    — Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The developer said the filing was in error and the apartments will cost $60 million.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The developer said the filing was in error and the apartments will cost $60 million.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The emails were sent in error, as these applications haven’t even been reviewed yet.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Lester, 84, shot the 16-year-old after the teen knocked on his door in error while looking to pick up his younger siblings at a friend's address on Thursday.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Lester, 84, shot the 16-year-old after the teen knocked on his door in error while looking to pick up his younger siblings at a friend's address on Thursday.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Schwartz didn’t realize the plot was in error until the fandom erupted.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2023
  • But, according to the U.S. Department of Education and the loan provider, the message was sent in error.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2022
  • His petition said the opinion of the Electoral Board was issued in error and the candidates that were removed from the ballot should be reversed.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Bizarrely, the video had been age-restricted roughly one week ago, only for YouTube to relent to the creator's appeal and claim that the restriction had been placed in error.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The messages were apparently sent in error to the families’ lawyers by Mr. Jones’s legal team.
    — New York Times, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The prosecution said the defendant, Qingyun Chen, had been released in error.
    — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The city posted a notice extending the filing deadline to Aug. 14 but later said the notice was posted in error and that Engle had not filed in time.
    — Kyle Martin, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2024
  • McDuffie’s cousin said he was not involved with the business, and the company in question later said his name was included in error.
    — Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2021
  • An earlier version of this story stated, in error, that the minimum age for new state troopers was raised.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Fury was then quoted telling other news outlets that the North Korean leader was mentioned in error.
    — Mallory Moench, TIME, 5 May 2024
  • The researchers also found that there was no significant difference in error rate between the two modes.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Even small reductions in error have a big impact when models receive millions of requests per day.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2023
  • In doing so, the City approved the language in error before the developer fabricated the sign.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 12 Apr. 2024
  • An earlier version of this story stated, in error, that Jeff Crossman voted for House Bill 6.
    — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
  • It will be paid by innocents killed in error by U.S. government forces that lack an accurate picture of their targets.
    — Benjamin Schwartz, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The teen, who is recovering at home from two gunshot wounds, rang Lester’s doorbell late Thursday in error after showing up to the wrong address to pick up his younger siblings from a friend’s house.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The teen, who is recovering at home from two gunshot wounds, rang Lester’s doorbell late Thursday in error after showing up to the wrong address to pick up his younger siblings from a friend’s house.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Israeli military has killed several hostages in error.
    — Ephrat Livni, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • If the account was moderated in error or the streamer doesn't see any issue with the flagged user's messages, the flagged user can be unbanned and brought back into public chat.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 1 Dec. 2021
  • However, a New York appeals court overturned the verdict in April, ruling that the trial judge had allowed testimony in error from accusers who weren't directly involved with the charges Weinstein was facing.
    — CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024

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