How to Use errant in a Sentence

errant

adjective
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  • The teacher blamed the prank on errant students.
  • Blame Wade's two errant throws for the Hawkeyes' success reaching the end zone.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Woods made a sloppy bogey at the par-5 eighth, where a poor wedge shot and errant chip led to a 6.
    — Paul Newberry, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Kjerstad also scored on the play thanks to an errant throw, giving the ‘Birds a 9-2 lead.
    — Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The sketch is told as a plaintive song performed by Chalamet, the best friend of the errant horse.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The reason the call was correct is because the ball stayed within the tackle box, even with the errant snap.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Garcia went up 5-2 on a forehand down the line and went on to win the set on an errant backhand by Gauff.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Then, Bennie-Powell saw an errant Viking ball hit the ground in front of him and his eyes lit up.
    — The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The same goes for an errant piece of plastic, a shell where it wasn’t meant to be, or a pebble in your mussels.
    — Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Afghans who survived an errant drone strike are still waiting for visas promised by the U.S.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Ernie Clement followed with a ground ball to third that Jake Burger made an errant throw to first.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But after an errant snap led to a fumble in the red zone, Ragnow limped off the field and pulled himself out of the game.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Hall provided one of the few highlights in a game full of wobbly punts, errant throws and a dearth of first downs.
    — Dan Gelston, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Without Mitchell, the Eagles’ offense was stop-and-go, jolted off track by errant passes to the wings and the post.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2022
  • An errant throw in the fourth quarter went for a pick-six, seemingly costing Penn State the game.
    — al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • With a gentle hand, shave away any errant hairs for super sharp brows.
    — elle.com, 30 May 2023
  • You may be tossed around by waves, yelled at by locals or hit by an errant surfboard.
    — Jackie Snow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Penn State loaded the box time and time again in the run game, then in the passing game tried to get after C.J. Stroud and force him into errant throws.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Herro’s first two-point attempt was an errant driving layup with 9:01 to play in the third quarter.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Clean up your arches with a few plucks of a tweezer or by threading your eyebrows to nab any errant hairs.
    — Lisa Desantis, Glamour, 12 July 2023
  • As Ruth exacts her vengeance on her errant husband and his lover, Mary is transformed.
    — Alan Cowell, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • In 1976, an errant drone hit a residential area in Vieques.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • On the very next snap, a third-and-3, Parsons pressured Stafford to force an errant throw and incompletion.
    — Dallas News, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Worse still, the systems built to detect errant data in crash dumps failed to flag the cryptographic key.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Howard hit the ground awkwardly after trying to avoid being tagged on an errant throw to first base.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
  • The Cavs still had one more chance on the offensive end, but Kevin Love’s errant inbounds pass was stolen away and Philadelphia clinched the game at the foul line.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Devin Mockobee is back out there after the Hoosiers turn the ball over on downs after some errant throws from Connor Bazelak.
    — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Let a pizza sit inside it and the fibers will absorb the errant moisture better than cardboard, keeping the pie crisp.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The Israeli military claimed at least some of the Palestinians were killed by errant rockets that were fired from Gaza.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2022
  • What’s more, errant shampoo and soap suds can strip leaves of their protective waxy layer.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022

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