6 sentences with 'error'
Example sentences and phrases with the word error and other words derived from it.
• « Crass error: Five hundred years after the discovery of America, a fact that appeared on the maps of the time and was considered correct for many, many years should be rectified. »
• « Unfortunately, Alexander the Great made a serious tactical error when he reached the Indian Ocean, splitting his forces into a fleet and a land force that would travel west separately. The fleet survived unscathed, but the army had to cross the brutally difficult Makran Desert (in the southern part of modern-day Pakistan and Iran), costing Alexander's forces more lives than the entire Indian campaign. »
• « Investigators discovered that what was on the verge of catastrophe had been due to human error. »
• « When it emerged that the letters were forgeries, North called them his "worst error of judgement". »
• « One hypothesis is the so-called "leader error". It is explained as follows: sometimes a group of cetaceans prowl aggressively in coastal areas in search of food. If the beach slope or environmental conditions are dangerous, a mistake by the leader is often disastrous for everyone. »