erred
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of erred
err ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the past tense; err ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the past participle
Example Sentences
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In the selection of his back three, Townsend erred on the side of caution and form.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Uber said Friday that it plans to appeal the ruling, adding that the court erred in its instructions to the jury about whether to consider Turay an apparent agent of the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
It also argued that the 4th Circuit erred by forcing the state to justify the law as applied to B.P.J. rather than assessing the validity of the sex classification in general.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026
In all but one of the cases, officers were reprimanded or ordered to undergo retraining because they had erred in actions leading up to the shootings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
And then they sat back and listened to him tell how he had erred.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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