How do you use the word "error" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "error": You had better not repeat such an error. We must concede that we committed an error.

Error Meaning

/ˈɛɹə/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe state, quality, or condition of being wrong.

nounA mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

Sentence Examples

You had better not repeat such an error.

We must concede that we committed an error.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mistake

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The scientist discovered a critical ____ in the experimental data that skewed the results.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

A syntax ____ in the code prevented the entire program from running.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English errour, from Anglo-Norman errour, borrowed from Old French error, from Latin error (“wandering about”, noun), derived from the verb errō (“to wander, to err”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌴𐌹 (airzei, “error”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (airzjan, “to lead astray”). More at err. By surface analysis, err + -or (suffix forming nouns of quality, state, or condition).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

""Am I in error in marking out the s in the word assistants used in the following manner?[…]"" — 1913, The Inland Printer:

"Chris Brunt sliced the spot-kick well wide but his error was soon forgotten as Olsson headed home from a corner." — 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2011:

""Well over 400 trains and thousands of passengers from across the South were disrupted by this single error of judgement," said Network Rail's Route Director for Sussex, Katie Frost." — 2022 December 14, “Network News: HGV driver banned after Coulsdon bridge crash”, in RAIL, number 972, page 7:

"Pixels which are mathematically outside of a triangle, but which are included for anti-aliasing purposes can be generated with colour and depth information outside of the valid range. The ADE should identify these cases and clamp the output to the minimum or maximum value depending on the direction it has errored in." — 1993 December, Arie Kaufman, editor, Rendering, Visualization, and Rasterization Hardware, Springer-Verlag New York LLC:

"By doing so examiners are erroring in the direction of drawing hypotheses based on greater evidence of reliability and validity." — 2000 December, Randy W. Kamphaus, Clinical Assessment of Child And Adolescent Intelligence, Allyn & Bacon:

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